Evgenija Nikolaevna Petrova Boeken

The publication addresses the history of the Russian Museum foundation, stages of forming its collections, palaces and gardens forming part of the museum complex. It presents permanent exhibitions in the Mikhailovsky Palace, the Benois Wing and the Marble Palace -- the Ludwig Museum in the Russian Museum. The texts are supplemented with photo documents from the museum archive, photographs of palaces' facades and interiors, views of the Summer Garden and reproductions of the most significant works from the museum collection, accompanied by legends.

This is the first-ever monograph dedicated to the theme of horses in works of art from the collection of the Russian Museum in St Petersburg. Home to a rich and diverse collection, the museum has embraced the long relationship between man and horse, as well as all the leading themes and genres of equine art. Generations of Russian artists have created an astounding variety of equine images. These works - encompassing painting, sculpture and graphic art - are stunning, lyrical representations of this noble animal. The gorgeous illustrations are accompanied by an introductory essay, as well as artists' biographies.

Exhibition 21 April - 20 June 2005 in The Benois Wing

Zur Ausstellung im Russischen Museum St. Petersburg, Russland, herausgegebene Katalog zeigt die Zeit der Romanovs anschaulich in Bildern, Figuren und Porzellanen.

From Tsars to Commissars features art that sprang from a society that had undergone massive changes in the period of just over 150 years spanned by this exhibition. From the Tsar regime of the 19th century, through the revolutionary years of the 1910s and '20s, to the Stalin era and the Soviet superpower of the Cold War. We meet serfs, images dominated by Orthodox notions and traditions, and portrayals of the consequences of the social changes and major wars. Many of the works in the exhibition are characterised by strong narratives and emotionality. 19th century realism and Stalinist propaganda share a magnificently epic quality. But Russian art also encompasses some of the most radical alternatives to realist and narrative art in the early 20th century: Malevich's suprematism and Kandinsky's abstract expressionism. Exhibition: Konstakademie, Stockholm, Sweden (02.10.2014-11.01.2015).