Leather-bound book "The History of Russian Painting"

Today it is difficult to imagine a time when the history of Russian painting was considered an insignificant subject, not worth attention — and that was only 100 years ago! The works of those great researchers who have revealed the masterpieces of Russian art to the Russian and world public are all the more significant.

Each of the authors of this book represents an entire epoch in the spiritual life of our country. Director of the Museum of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts Peter Petrovich Gnedich; famous writer and art critic, curator of the Department of Fine Arts and Classical Antiquities of the Rumyantsev Museum Pavel Pavlovich Muratov; famous art critic, organizer of many international exhibitions Baron Nikolai Nikolaevich Wrangel; music and art critic, art historian, archivist, public figure Vladimir Vasilyevich Stasov; Russian theatrical and artistic figure, one of the founders of the World of Art association, organizer of the Russian Seasons in Paris Sergey Pavlovich Diaghilev; art historian Viktor Alexandrovich Nikolsky.

So the proposed publication is not just a book that draws outstanding Russian artists and their work into the world, nor is it just an interesting account of the history of Russian painting. The story itself will speak to the modern reader, as told by celebrities who are so different from each other, but are bound by one common passion — love of Russian culture, and one desire — to share this love with others.