Collections of the Russian Museum

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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 Saint Petersburg in Russia are some of the greatest pieces of Russian art in the world.

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

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18th-19th century

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The Last Day of Pompeii by Karl Brullov

Modern (19th-20th century)

Soviet art

Naïve art

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References

  1. "The Russian Museum". Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-08-03. Katya Medvedeva, Painting and Graphic Art 30th Anniversary of the Artist′s Oeuvre], Russian Museum, 6 April – 9 May 2006.