Russian Antiques and Fine Arts Fair in the building of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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The Center for Fine Arts Volhonke (in the basement of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour) opened an exhibition of paintings by old masters - Russian Antiques and Fine Arts Fair. Her dedicated work of Brueghel family, and the art of the great Flemish XVII century.

The most notable exhibit was one of the variations of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens "Satyr holding a basket of grapes, and the nymph."

Head of the department of old masters Pushkin Museum of Fine Vadim cages:

This is the work of the studio of Rubens: it is executed with the participation of students and recorded in the posthumous inventory of the property of Rubens. The main option is the prince of Liechtenstein Gallery at Vienna. I would like to see the image of the famous grape hand Frans Snyders, often makes for Rubens still lives, but there is no evidence that.

But the exhibition is "Still Life with Game and killed a basket of grapes", undoubtedly belonged to the Snyders.

Painting "Country Wedding" by Pieter Brueghel the Younger paintings inspired by the artist's father - Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Flemish artists were interested in stories of everyday rural life. Critics believe that the work of his son closer to the real rural life and, in contrast to his father, deprived of moralistic promise.

Another notable work is the younger Brueghel - "Winter Landscape with a Bird Trap": a very recognizable "breygelevskogo" peace with the snow-covered hills and the small figures living their lives of the villagers.

Exhibition curator Alex Volobaev:

Landscape Bruegel has context-sensitive component: talks about the hidden dangers that people do not feel. Here skaters skate on thin ice, and do not notice that one of them has already failed in wormwood. But the birds are going to have blithely traps and pecking crumbs, while the hunter is ready to pull the rope and catch them.

«Winter landscape with a trap for the birds" - is one of the most popular work late period of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Today it is known 127 copies, and 45 of them were painted by Bruegel the Younger, son of the artist. One of them is in the Louvre, the other - the Hermitage, the third - in the Pushkin Museum of Fine, and one came to the exhibition on Volhonka.

The exhibition will be presented about 40 works by Flemish masters of the XV-XVII centuries, including the work of Frans Hals and two works by Jan Brueghel the Elder (Velvet).

Russian Antiques and Fine Arts Fair held for the second time: in 2012 in Moscow brought 50 paintings and 10 sculptures, including works by Pablo Picasso and Modigliani. The exhibition is not considered a pre-auction and on the Estima (preliminary value of work) is not reported, but the main purpose of the event, according to organizers - attracting the attention of professionals and the development of a "cluster of collectors." The orientation of the participants in the art and antiques market and says "unpopular" ticket price in Fine Arts Center - 500 rubles.

The exhibition is open until April 28 .