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One of the most famous Russian collectors and antique dealers for the first time show the public its collection. Inner sanctum of the Pushkin Museum, White Hall, which pointedly refused exhibition of Warhol, for example, first opened to show the personal property. And this despite the fact that trumps Michael Perchenko rather quality and rarity of works than stellar names: Art Medium centuries largely anonymous, but there he and "Madonna" Peter Cook Van Aalst, and the signature "Portrait of the Duke of Savoy," by Lucas Cranach the Younger . Are impressive, and the names of previous owners - including those made by order of Hohenzollern in the years 1505-1520 Antwerp masters of the altar. Perchenko, start with the Russian art, fond of the East, despite the appalling conditions created for collectors in this country for three decades, managed to raise a serious, superior value and quality of all that is in Russian museums, the collection of medieval wooden sculptures, he has a and the stunning quality of art on the boards, and the rare Gothic furniture. Now it will also show in the hall of the reach of the country.
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"It is very rare in Russia, private collection, in particular stands out in its sculpture," - said the museum's director, Irina Antonova, noting that "we are very pleased to accept such a rich exposition. In turn, the exhibition's curator, head of the department of Art Old Masters Vadim Sadkov added that "the choice of this particular collection is not accidental, since the northern Gothic style in our museums is presented fairly sparsely. "With regard to the section of sculpture, these works are comparable to the collection of the Pushkin Museum and the Hermitage together" - he stressed.
Total exposure in the 33 paintings, 60 sculptures and 9 kiddle furniture. Incredible beauty of gothic sculpture depicting the saints, represented in the exhibition in two forms: the artists mostly prefer to paint their works, but many have used the natural structure of the tree.
Among the masterpieces of painting is worth noting now "Lamentation", which is one of the earliest unpreserved replica of the original brush Netherlands celebrated painter Hugo van der Hus. Genuine gem experts call and a small panoramic "Landscape with a stage recreation of the Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt from the circle of artist Joachim Patinira - founder of landscape painting in the art of the Netherlands.

Exposition "The Art of the northern Gothic and Renaissance" is open to the public from February 1 to March 31
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