Photo credit: the ceremonial portrait of Catherine II by Dmitry Levitsky / romanovempire.org
The “Divine and avant-garde. Women in Russian Art” exhibition began working in Milan. It was prepared by the Russian Museum, according to The Art Newspaper Russia. One of the largest Russian museums presented about 100 works from its collection to the attention of Italian fans of Russian art.
The exposition combines icons, art of the 18th – 19th centuries, avant-garde and much more. The entire exhibition consists of 8 sections. In the hall called "Heaven" the Virgin Mary and the saints are represented. Images of Russian queens are located in the "Throne" section, and images of peasants - in the "Land" section. The topic of women and society is covered in the section “Towards independence”. In addition, there are the "Family", "Mothers", "Body" and "Artists" halls.
Much attention has been paid to the work of the "Amazons of the avant-garde", as they called Natalia Goncharova, Lyubov Popova, Olga Rozanova, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Alexandra Exter. For the first time in Milan, their work is presented in such detail.
The peasant theme consists of works by Grigory Myasoedov, Nikolai Petrov, Alexei Venetsianov. Also, the works of Petrov-Vodkin, Malevich, Deineka and many others were brought to Milan, including the ceremonial portrait of Catherine II by Dmitry Levitsky. The final point is a bronze model of the "Worker and Collective Farm Woman" statue commissioned by Vera Mukhina for the USSR pavilion at the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris.
The exhibition can be visited until April 5.
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