In 1986, the All-Union (since 1994 - All-Russian)
museum association "State Tretyakov Gallery" was
formed. However, the history of the famous
museum began much earlier - in the middle of the
XIX century. The Tretyakov family bought a house in
Lavrushinsky Lane at the end of 1851. In 1856, Pavel
Mikhailovich acquired the first paintings, which
marked the beginning of the famous meeting. In
1892 he donated his collection to the city of
Moscow. The Tretyakov Gallery became the first
public museum in Russia. Today the Tretyakov
Gallery in Lavrushinsky Lane is a large museum
complex.
In the historic building of the Gallery there is an
exposition of Russian art of the 11th - early 20th
century. In the old Russian section, you can see the
work of both nameless and famous icon painters of
the XII-XVII centuries (including Theophanes the
Greek, Andrei Rublev, Dionysius). In the halls of the
XVIII - first half of the XIX century canvases of famous
Russian masters are displayed: F.S. Rokotova, D.G.
Levitsky, V.L. Borovikovsky, K.P. Bryullova, A.A.
Ivanova ... The Russian realistic art of the second half
of the 19th century is represented with
exhaustiveness and diversity: the famous paintings
by I.N. Kramskoy, I.E. Repin, V.I. Surikov, I.I. Shishkina,
V.M. Vasnetsov, I.I. Levitan and many other artists. In
the bright collection of works of the turn of the XIX-
XX centuries - the works of MA. Vrubel and V.A.
Serov, masters of art associations "World of Art",
"Union of Russian Artists", "Blue Rose".
A special part of the exhibition is the Treasury, which
presents artistic products from precious metals and
precious stones, made in the XII - early XX century.