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Art & Architecture
The Russian capital is an endless source of amusement and amazement for
the art and architecture aficionado. Moscow has great visual appeal, from the
incredible Moscow baroque and Russian revival architecture to the world-fam-
ous collections of Russian and Impressionist art. Now the capital is experien-
cing a burst of creative energy as artists and architects experiment with integ-
rating old and new forms in this timeless city.
RUSSIAN ART & ARCHITECTURE
1405
Andrei Rublyov paints the icons in the Annunciation Cathedral in the Kremlin and in the
Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir, representing the peak of Moscow iconography.
1555
Churches with tent-roofs and onion domes represent a uniquely Russian architectural
style, the pinnacle of which is St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square.
1757
The Imperial Academy of Art is established to support romantic and classical painting
and sculpture.
1870
After boycotting the Imperial Academy of Arts, a group of rebellious art students form
the Peredvizhniki (Society of Wanderers), whose work focuses on social and political is-
sues.
1900-03
Fyodor Shekhtel fuses Russian revival and art nouveau to create architectural master-
pieces such as Yaroslavsky station and Ryabushinksy Mansion.
1915-20
Kazimir Malevich publishes a treatise on suprematism, as exemplified by his iconic
painting
The Black Square
. Constructivist artists and architects explore the idea of art
with a social purpose.
1934
