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The Tretyakov Gallery displays some of the finest Russian art ranging from the 11th until the 20th century, including the world-renown "Trinity" by Andrei Rublev.
Orthodox clergymen have in the past and still do paint the famous icons which primarily serve as an aid for meditation. The Tretyakov Gallery boasts an extensive collection of icons, including the renown "Trinity" by Andrei Rublev. Our guided tour of the gallery will take you on an explorative journey of Russian art history beginning in the 11th century with the art of icon painting and ending in the 20th century with the influential, revolutionary Avantgarde art. On the way you will also learn more about the Peredvishniki of the 19th century, a.k.a. the wanderers, whose works incorporated realism and the social critique of their literary counterparts like Dostoyevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy et al. One of the most famous Peredvishniki would be Ilja Repin .
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