Collections of the Russian Museum

Collections of the Russian Museum
A 15th-century icon of St. George from Novgorod, now in the collection of the Russian Museum.

Among the collections of the Russian Museum in St Petersbugh in Russia are some of the greatest pieces of Russian art in the world.

The Museum houses collections of sculpture, objets d'art, drawings and paintings including the famous picture gallery.

Contents

18th-19th century

Modern (19th-20th century)

Soviet art

Naïve art

References

  1. ^ http://rusmuseum.ru/eng/exhib/lenta/exhibition2006/exhibition216/ Katya Medvedeva, Painting and Graphic Art 30th Anniversary of the Artist′s Oeuvre], Russian Museum, 6 April – 9 May 2006.

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