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Moscow. January 31. website - The Tretyakov Gallery (State Tretyakov Gallery) has extended the exhibition of paintings from the Vatican's Pinakothek until March 1, the gallery's director Zelfira Tregulova told Interfax on Tuesday.

“Realizing that the exhibition from the Vatican collection is of great interest to the audience, we turned to the Vatican Museums Directorate with a request to consider the possibility of extending this exhibition for at least ten days. and comes to the museum. Their absence for 3.5 months is a problem for our colleagues. I am pleased that the new director of the Vatican museums, Mrs. Barbara Yatta, has agreed to extend the exhibition from February 20 to March 1, inclusive, "Tregulova told Interfax.

According to the director, given the influx of visitors, the museum decided to work seven days a week - both Mondays, February 20 and 27, the gallery will be open until 21:00.

"This exhibition is not about a record of attendance. For it we have chosen the best halls in the Engineering Building, where we provide the necessary safety conditions and strict adherence to temperature and humidity conditions," said the director. This is partly why, the director explained, the exhibition can be visited by no more than 2 thousand people a day.

Ticket selling

A new batch of tickets will arrive at the box office on Krymsky Val on February 10. Five ticket offices will be open, the permanent exhibition of the building will be closed that day. "We will sell tickets on a first-come, first-served basis, we will try to get people into the lobby as much as possible so that they do not freeze in the cold," Tregulova said.

Online sales will begin on February 17 at 12:00. The Gallery is working to ensure that the site, ticketing systems and postal services do not fall from the simultaneous access of tens of thousands of people, as was the case in early January.

Currently, all tickets for the exhibition "Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinakothek" are fully sold out until 19 February.

Fight against resellers

To combat resellers, the State Tretyakov Gallery first introduced the practice of registered tickets. Now, when buying tickets at the box office and on the museum website, visitors need to indicate the names of those for whom they are bought. The public will need to bring an ID with them when entering the museum.

In addition, from December 15, the entrance to the museum is carried out only with previously purchased tickets - the "live" queue at the box office for tickets for the next session in the gallery has been canceled.

The exhibition "Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinakothek" in Lavrushinsky Lane presents 42 paintings of the 12th-18th centuries. Among them are works by Giovanni Bellini, Melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Nicolas Poussin. The earliest work - the image of "Christ Blessing" of the XII century, which had never been exhibited in temporary exhibitions and never left the Vatican.

We'll admit right away: it will be difficult to buy a ticket, almost impossible, but it's worth it. Never before have the Vatican Museums exported so many masterpieces from the permanent exhibition.

What is "mission impossible" in the contemporary cultural space of Moscow? That's right, get to the exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery. Moreover, you can even stand in a queue for many hours, and still this will not give you absolutely no guarantees of the successful completion of this enterprise.

Are you a fan of the latest technology and decided to book your ticket online? Surprise! All tickets have long been sold out until the end of December, and from January 1 to January 15, entrance to the exhibition is possible only with personalized tickets at exactly the time period allotted to you. There are absolutely no complaints about the museum's management: they are doing everything right, just a stream of people who want to get to the exhibition “Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinakothek. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio ”is so large that the museum is working to the limit of its capabilities, and all visits had to be strictly regulated so that chaos would not prevail inside the exhibition space.

Melozzo degli Ambrosi. "Angel playing the viola "

What is the reason for such a stir? Let's tell you now! The point is that this exhibition is truly unique. First and main reason- The Vatican has never before any museum in the world provided at the same time such a number of works from the best part of its collection, and these are as many as 42 paintings! We are now facing an unprecedented, in fact, project not only for the Russian and European cultural space, but, obviously, for the whole world.

Pietro Vannucci. "Saint Placis" PRESS OFFICE OF THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY

It would not be an exaggeration to say that every painting presented at the exhibition is outstanding. The Vatican's Pinakothek contains the most significant artistic heritage of the history of the Papal State from the 12th to the 18th century. Here are the works of such giants as Giovanni Bellini, Melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino and Nicolas Poussin. The current exhibition in the Tretyakov Gallery is a kind of reminder to all of us that “Moscow is the third Rome”, and what Rome means for Russia, you don't even need to remember, enough has been said and written about this.

Paolo Cagliari. "Vision of Saint Helena" PRESS OFFICE OF THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY

Visitors should pay special attention to the painting that opens the exhibition - "Christ Blessing" - the earliest Roman icon, painted in the XII century under strongest influence Byzantium. In a sense, this is a landmark work for Orthodoxy and Catholicism, since it keeps a reminder of their single source, which gave rise to both Russian and Italian art. This icon is a cornerstone that provides a key to understanding the entire current exhibition in Tretyakov Gallery.

What else is worth standing in line for? Of course, for the sake of the most iconic of the brought works - "The Entombment" by Caravaggio, which radically influenced the entire history of world painting. Secondly, for the sake of three frescoes by Melozzo da Forlì, which depict angels, who, without undue modesty, can be called the most famous angels in the world. Guess what in question? Yes, they are. Well, and of course one cannot fail to see “Saint Francis”, written by Margaretone d'Arezzo in the 13th century. Not a single modern history textbook can do without this picture. And to end your visit to the exhibition is worth two grandiose works by Crivelli and Bellini - "Lamentation".

The Tretyakov Gallery invites you to visit a new exhibition - “Roma Aeterna. Masterpieces of the Vatican Pinakothek. Bellini, Raphael, Caravaggio. " It will be held from November 25, 2016 to February 19, 2017 in the Engineering Building (12 Lavrushinsky Lane). This largest for last years and an unprecedented international project will become an event both for Russia and Europe, and for the whole world. And in 2017, the Tretyakov Gallery will show at the Vatican works of Russian painting based on Gospel subjects from its collection.

For the first time, the Vatican Museums, which are among the ten largest world collections, brought to Russia the best part of their collection - masterpieces of the 12th-18th centuries. Among the 42 canvases by Giovanni Bellini, Melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Nicolas Poussin.

The name of the exhibition includes the Latin expression Roma Aeterna - “ Eternal rome". It reflects the perception of this city in the history of mankind - ancient and young at the same time, which united such different eras like Antiquity, Middle Ages and Renaissance. The eternal City became the center of empire, religion and art, and the concept of Roma Aeterna - one of the the most important ideas world culture. And the collection itself is as diverse as the culture of Rome.

Each piece that visitors will see is exclusive. The exposition opens with a rare work of the Roman school of the XII century - the image of Christ the Blessing, which has never left the Vatican before. It is close to Byzantine painting and demonstrates the common roots of Italian and Russian art.

The 13th century work by Margaritone d'Arezzo "Saint Francis of Assisi" was included in all textbooks on art history and is one of the earliest depictions of the saint who played important role in history western church... His name was chosen for himself by the current pope, the first Francis in the history of the Vatican.

There are also rare works of Gothic masters in Russian collections. Among these is "Jesus before Pilate" by Pietro Lorenzetti, which echoes the famous painting by Nikolai Ge.

Two predella tell stories from the life of Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, revered by the Orthodox and catholic church... The heyday of the Renaissance includes one of the most interesting works the greatest master of the Ferrara school Ercole de Roberti "The Miracles of St. Vincenzo Ferrer" and "Lamentation" by the Venetian Giovanni Bellini. There are no canvases of these artists in Russia either.

The frescoes of one of the largest painters of Quattrocento Melozzo da Forli depict angels that were reproduced in huge amount on souvenirs and became the hallmark of Rome. Its murals were removed from the dome of the apse during the rebuilding of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Rome and adorn the special hall of the Pinakothek.

The exhibition ends with a series of paintings from the 18th century. Paintings by Bolognese Donato Creti are devoted to astronomical observations and complete the history of Lo Stato Pontificio - the Papal States, which soon ceased to exist and turned into the Vatican - Lo Stato della Città del Vaticano.

Gentile da Fabriano. "Scenes from the life of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker: St. Nicholas calms the storm and saves the ship", c. 1425 g.

Photo © Vatican Museums / Photo © Vatican Museums

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not only for the first time they present the treasures of their collection in Russia, but also for the first time they export them abroad in such quantities. Forty-two paintings from the Pinakothek collection are almost one tenth of the entire collection, numbering about five hundred canvases.

Describing a work of art is a thankless task, doomed to failure in advance, because it is impossible to verbalize the subtle connection that is established between you when you find yourself face to face. It doesn't matter how many people are around, because at this moment it is talking only to you.

The language of the masterpieces of the Vatican Pinakothek is music. Consciousness helpfully suggests associations: medieval polyphony, Renaissance madrigal, baroque concerto grosso. In fact, these pictures sound differently. Their music is the music of silence: lines, colors, subtle gestures and glances.

You don't need to be an art critic to understand - or rather, feel - the work of a genius. An image, for all its harmony, remains only an imprint, if something more is not invested in it. Each of these paintings has a soul, all these canvases are alive.

"Christ Blessing", the rarest work of the Roman school of the XII century. Painfully familiar features of Byzantine icons, which became a model for ancient Russian icon painters, are guessed in it. Roma Aeterna. Rome first, second, third ... Eternal. "Christ the Blessing" opens an exhibition in the Tretyakov Gallery, you meet his eyes immediately, barely crossing the threshold of the hall. He is here all alone - silent, calm and self-sufficient. And behind him is the whole world, enclosed in the space of a small room, in which Saint Francis of Assisi (Margaritone d'Arezzo, 13th century) ceremoniously walk in front of you, Nicholas the Wonderworker pacifying the storm (Gentile da Fabriano, 15th century), angels playing lutes (Melozzo da Forli, 15th century).

Pietro Vannucci, nicknamed Perugino. "Saint Placis", 1495-1498 "Saint Justina", 1495-1498

Here is also the predella "The Miracles of St. Vincenzo Ferrer" - the work of Ercole de Roberti, an artist of the Ferrara school, one of the most significant in Renaissance Italy. “Limits were called paintings telling a story, which were located at the bottom of the altar,- explains the curator of the exhibition Arkady Ippolitov. - Although the painting belongs to the brush of a Ferrara artist, numerous allusions to Rome are encrypted in it, which, among other things, are expressed in the processing of the poses of antique statues in the central figures. It is also remarkable in that it reads as a kind of defile of the most extravagant models of the late 15th century - along with the Duchy of Burgundy, Ferrara was the trendsetter of that time. ".

In the second room there are paintings from the High Renaissance (16th century) and the Baroque period (17th century). Their music is different: passionate, energetic, challenging. Despite the religious themes, these paintings sometimes seem to be theomachic - in any case, their creators speak with Him on equal terms.

Here is the "Vision of Saint Helena" by the Venetian Paolo Veronese. A celebration of colors and lush clothes and a rich interior. The heroine of the picture is the mother of Emperor Constantine, who, according to Theophan's Chronography, in a dream was ordered to go to Jerusalem “to find life-giving cross Of the Lord. " Together with her, the viewer finds himself here on the shaky edge of sleep and reality, divine and earthly, spiritual and material.

And next to it there are two Raphael's predella: "Faith" and "Mercy" of 1507. Quite small, they look like book spreads. Each of them depicts a woman surrounded by two angels. Instantly recognizable Raphael characters with soft facial contours and refined grace of poses. Despite their modest size, these paintings create a special atmosphere around them, a space of a kind of intimate dialogue with everyone who gets into it.

In the 17th century, papal Rome reached the highest power and wealth, it was in this era that the picturesque collection of the Vatican was significantly replenished with works of outstanding contemporaries, therefore the artistic history of this century is presented in the papal collection most fully. (By the way, the corresponding hall of the Pinakothek was almost bare, as the deputy director of the Vatican Museums Barbara Yatta said - most of the paintings of the permanent exhibition moved to Moscow for three months.)

"Entombment" by Caravaggio, one of his main masterpieces, influenced the entire subsequent history of painting, from Rubens to Cézanne. He painted this painting around 1603-1604 for the Church of Santa Maria in Valicella in Rome, as the most famous and controversial Italian artist of his time, whose work invariably caused heated controversy. Each element of the huge, three by two meters, picture is thought out to the smallest detail, its incredibly strong dramatic effect is largely due to the fact that the body of Christ seems to break through the canvas. He is right in front of you, it is enough to stretch your hand to feel his flesh with muscles still strong, but already devoid of life.

A separate, third, hall is reserved for a series of paintings by the Bolognese artist of the 18th century Donato Creti "Astronomical Observations". In the slightly mannered figures against the background of night landscapes, one can feel at the same time the playfulness of Rococo and the spirit of the new era, the era of the Enlightenment. The power of the Pope is gradually weakening, the history of the Papal States, which occupied most Apennine Peninsula. The universe will become the operative cause, not the end result of divine design. A person who has taken history into his own hands will start searching for the essence of things on earth with renewed vigor, but he will also raise his eyes to the sky, faced with insoluble questions and contradictions.

The Vatican Museums brought to Russia the best part of their collection - 42 paintings of the 12th-18th centuries. These are the works of Giovanni Bellini, Melozzo da Forli, Perugino, Raphael, Caravaggio, Guido Reni, Guercino, Nicolas Poussin.

“Never before have the Vatican Museums exported such a significant number of outstanding works from the permanent exhibition at the same time, so the exhibition will become an event not only for Russia and Europe, but for the whole world,” said Zelfira Tregulova, general director of the museum.

Giovanni Bellini. Lamentation over Christ with Joseph of Arimathea, Nicodemus and Mary Magdalene. C. 1471-1474
Oil on wood. 107 × 84 cm. Vatican Museums.
Photo: Vatican Museums

The exhibition opens with the image of "Christ Blessing" of the 12th century, which has never been exhibited in temporary exhibitions before and has never left the Vatican. The next in chronology is the work of Margaritone d'Arezzo "St. Francis of Assisi" of the 13th century.

Visitors will then be able to see “Jesus Before Pilate” by Pietro Lorenzetti, predella telling stories from the life of Nicholas the Wonderworker. Frescoes depicting angels by Melozzo da Forlì are exhibited separately. The paintings by this artist were removed from the dome of the apse during the rebuilding of the church of Santi Apostoli in Rome.

Two paintings belong to the heyday of the Renaissance: The Miracles of St. Vincenzo Ferrer by Ercole de Roberti, one of the most interesting works of the greatest master of the Ferrara school, and Lamentation by the Venetian Giovanni Bellini. There are no works of both in Russia. The High Renaissance, that is, the 16th century, is represented by the masterpieces of Perugino, Raphael, Correggio and Paolo Veronese.

Papal Rome reached its greatest power in the 17th century, in the Baroque era, and the papal collections represent the painting of this particular century most fully and brilliantly. The masterpiece of this time at the exhibition is Caravaggio's Entombment. The altarpiece of Nicolas Poussin "The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus", the artist's largest work, was written especially for St. Peter's Basilica. This work was one of the most famous paintings of the cathedral and was admired by many Russian artists who lived in Rome.

Guido Reni. Saint Matthew and the angel. C. 1620
Canvas, oil. 85 × 68 cm. Photo: Vatican Museums

The Baroque era also includes the works of the caravaggists and artists of the Bologna school (Lodovico Carracci, Guido Reni, Guercino), perfectly represented in the papal collections.

The exhibition ends with a series of paintings from the 18th century, in fact, from the last century, when the papacy played a state role. This series of Bolognese by Donato Creti is devoted to astronomical observations and logically completes the history of Lo Stato Pontificio, the Papal Region, which soon ceased to exist and turned into the Vatican, Lo Stato della Città del Vaticano.

The press service of the gallery said that by now all tickets for December have been sold out. The new batch of tickets will go on sale only in the middle of the month. Visitors will enter the halls every half hour, while the time during which they can be at the exhibition is not limited.