Who was the founder of the Tretyakov gallery?
Who was the founder of the Tretyakov gallery? Monument to Pavel Tretyakov in front of the gallery; Portrait of Pavel Tretyakov by Ilya Repin Legion media; Tretyakov Gallery A successful merchant, collector, art connoisseur and honorary citizen of the city. How a private individual, using his own money, opened a painting gallery destined to become the most important one in Moscow. The scion of big business Pavel Tretyakov came from an old merchant family. In the second half of the 18th century, his great grandfather had moved to Moscow from the town of Maloyaroslavets in Kalug...
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