ing been founded in 1897. The building is erected in "modern" style by famous St. Petersburg architect A. I. Gogen in 1912.
But it is not only an architectural monument; it is a church of art in our city! It is a magnificent display of works by Russian and foreign painters. The gallery contains a collection of over four thousands works including paintings, engravings, and sculptures by Russian and West-European masters as well as all the priceless Russian icons of the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Three halls are devoted to the painters: K. Savitsky, I. Goryshkin-Sorokopudov and F. Lentulov whose creative work is linked with Penza.
Nearly 600 works are treasures of Western European Art. They are represented by a rich collection of paintings, graphics and sculpture. The pride of this collection are the Italian, Dutch and French paintings from the 17th century and Russian art of the 19th century mainly represented by portraits and the priceless Russian icons of the 16th-18th centuries.
In addition to its permanent collection, the gallery also hosts many special exhibitions brought from other museums as well as displaying works by modern-day Penza artists. Enjoy yourself by visiting this gallery and seeing marvelous art.
-T. Another guide will tell you about the Folk Art Museum. Listen to her very attentively.
The Folk Art Museum
Not only professional works of art are found in Penza, but also wonderful and colorful works of traditional folk art. Russia is famous over the world for its "Matroshki" dolls and Abashev toys, as well as for its traditional, unique painting style found on kitchen utensils and even furniture. All of these things can be seen at the Museum of Folk Art.
The Folk Art Museu
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