The 5 branches of the Russian Museum

The Russian museum of Saint Peteresburg is the second most important set of museums after the Hermitage, and a must see. It consists of 5 different large museums, each one is a master piece of itself, and some gardens and smaller museums: the main Russian museum is set at Mikhailovsky Palace and accompanying buildings (entrance from the Mikhailovsky Garden / or from 4 Inzhenernaya Str., St. Petersburg or from the road that goes from Nevsky Prospect to the Spilled Blood church – follow the crowd and you would definitely find it!). Smaller museums are set at the Marble Palace, Stroganov Palace, Peter the First first home and others (more details here). I took lots of photos of Russian art which impressed me from the Mikhailovsky Palace part of the museum – the Russian art is beautiful, unique, sometimes very critic, and would usually require you to look twice and think. I hope you would enjoy it and please take it as a challenge to look and think of the hidden messages in some of those spectacular works of art  – I did a lot of effort in recording the names of each picture 🙂

 

Sunset, by Arkhip Kuindzhi - zoom to this pictute so see how perfect it is!

Sunset, by Arkhip Kuindzhi – zoom to this picture so see how perfect it is!

 

Moonlight Night on the Dnieper, by Arkhip Kuindzhi, a camera can't capture the perfection of this art

Moonlight Night on the Dnieper, by Arkhip Kuindzhi, a camera can’t capture the perfection of this art

 

 

"Festivity during carnival on the Admiralisky Square in St. Petersburg", a wall size picture by Konstantin Makovsky.

“Festivity during carnival on the Admiralisky Square in St. Petersburg”, a wall size picture by Konstantin Makovsky.

 

Nero's Death, by Vasily Smirnov (wall size picture)

Nero’s Death, by Vasily Smirnov (wall size picture)

 

Phrime at the Festival of Poseidon at the Elcusinia, by Henryk Seimiraszki (wall size picture)

Phrime at the Festival of Poseidon at the Elcusinia, by Henryk Seimiraszki (wall size picture)

 

 

View of the memorial to Peter the First, by Vasily SerikovView of the memorial to Peter the First, by Vasily Serikov

View of the memorial to Peter the First, by Vasily Serikov

 

 

 

No this is not a photograph! Scroll down and see for yourself:

 

 

 

Twilight Moon, by Levitan

Twilight Moon, by Levitan

 

"Lake", by Issac Levitan

“Lake”, by Issac Levitan

 

"Silence", by Isaac Levitan

“Silence”, by Isaac Levitan

 

 

Yvacheslav Mikhailov Born 1945 – The last Supper (1984)

 

 

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin 1878-1939 - Self Portrait (1928)

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin 1878-1939 – Self Portrait (1928)

 

 

"Death of a Commissar", 1928, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)

“Death of a Commissar”, 1928, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)

 

"Mother", 1915, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)

“Mother”, 1915, by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939)

 

"Shock Workers (masters of analytical art)", 1934, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)

“Shock Workers (masters of analytical art)”, 1934, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)

 

"Live Head", 1926, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)

“Live Head”, 1926, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)

 

"Live Head", 1923, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Note the different version from 1926...

“Live Head”, 1923, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Note the different version from 1926…

 

"German War", 1914-15, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how amazing this picture is

“German War”, 1914-15, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how amazing this picture is

 

 

"Peasant Family", 1914, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is

“Peasant Family”, 1914, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is

 

"...Winter into Summer", 1913-14, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is

“…Winter into Summer”, 1913-14, by Pavel Filonov (1883-1941). Zoom to see how strong this picture is

 

by Natalia Gonocharova (I think...), 1881-1962

by Natalia Gonocharova (I think…), 1881-1962

 

by Natalia Gonocharova (I think...), 1881-1962

by Natalia Gonocharova (I think…), 1881-1962

 

I didn't like this one,even that he is very famous

I didn’t like this one,even that he is very famous

 

Cyclist (1913) by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962

Cyclist (1913) by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962

 

by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962

by Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962

 

Portrait of Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964) and his platoon commander , 1911 Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962

Portrait of Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964)
and his platoon commander , 1911 Natalia Gonocharova, 1881-1962

 

Crimean Countryside, 1915 by Robert Falk, 1886-1958

Crimean Countryside, 1915 by Robert Falk, 1886-1958

 

Winter City Landscape, circa 1914 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)

Winter City Landscape, circa 1914 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)

 

Self portrait and portrait of Pyotr kanchilalovsky, 1910 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)

Self portrait and portrait of Pyotr kanchilalovsky, 1910 by Ilya Mashkov (1881-1944)

 

Family Portrait, 1911 by Pyotr Konchalovsky (1876-1956)

Family Portrait, 1911 by Pyotr Konchalovsky (1876-1956)

 

Self Portraits (Harlequin and Pierrof) 1914, by Vasily Shukhayev (1887-1973) and Alexander Yakovlev (1887-1938)

Self Portraits (Harlequin and Pierrof) 1914, by Vasily Shukhayev (1887-1973) and Alexander Yakovlev (1887-1938)

 

Portrait of Anna Akhmatova, 1914 by Nathan Altman (1889-1970)

Portrait of Anna Akhmatova, 1914 by Nathan Altman (1889-1970)

 

Portrait of Vsyevolad Meyerhold, 1916 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

Portrait of Vsyevolad Meyerhold, 1916 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

 

A girl with a churn, 1917 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

A girl with a churn, 1917 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

 

Portrait of Fyodor Chaliapiln 1922 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

Portrait of Fyodor Chaliapiln 1922 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

 

Bather, wood by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

Bather, wood by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

 

A woman bather 1921 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

A woman bather 1921 by Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939)

 

Merchants Wife 1915, by Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927)

Merchants Wife 1915, by Boris Kustodiev (1878-1927)

 

Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)

Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)

 

From far: no it is not Stalin. Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)

From far: no it is not Stalin. Portrait of prince Felix Yussupov, 1903 by Valentine Serov (1866-1911)

 

Hermit 1888, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

Hermit 1888, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

 

Holy Russia, 1905, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

Holy Russia, 1905, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

 

Mist, 1899 - by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)

Mist, 1899 – by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)

 

Different angle on Mist, 1899 - by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)

Different angle on Mist, 1899 – by Anna Golubkina (1864-1927)

 

Visiting during a spring holiday, 1916, By Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930)

Visiting during a spring holiday, 1916, By Abram Arkhipov (1862-1930)

 

The great taking of the veil, 1898, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

The great taking of the veil, 1898, by Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942)

 

By Mikhail Vrubel

By Mikhail Vrubel. In reality his art is spectacular, the photos do not respect how good it is.

 

By Mikhail Vrubel

By Mikhail Vrubel

 

By Mikhail Vrubel

By Mikhail Vrubel

 

a 19th century chess set (the Russian museum, st. Peteresburg)

a 19th century chess set (the Russian museum, st. Peteresburg)

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