Photo credit: Facebook page of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Italy
Divine e Avanguardie exhibition has opened in the Royal Palace of Milan on October, 26, RIA Novosti reports. It is a tribute to the female figure in Russian arts from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
The exhibition, curated by State Russian Museum, presents cultural and social evolution of women through artistic expressions: sacred icons, easel painting, sculpture, graphics and refined porcelain. The history of Russia and its women is presented through a selection of almost 100 masterpieces. Many of these works are exhibited in Italy for the first time. Masterpieces by Kandinsky, Chagall, Malevich are among them.
A large chapter is dedicated to women artists in Russia. On the one hand it is the representation of women in Russian art, such as Saints and Madonnas, empresses, peasants and workers, intellectuals, mothers. On the other hand, there are women protagonists of an extraordinary cultural, historical and social vector. The struggle for women's rights in Russia has began in the end of 19th century. Women have started to be accepted in art institutions and obtained the right to participate in exhibitions. Such artistic avant-gardes as Natalia Goncharpova, Zinaida Serebrjakova, Ljubov Popova, Olga Rozanova have creating their best works in the verge of 19-20th centuries. Some of these beautiful artworks of these avant-garde heroines are on view in the Royal Palace.
Russkiy Mir
