Virtuoso Insights - October/November 2008 - (Page 62) Within the Kremlin’s fortressed walls you’ll find the Armory Museum, a tribute to the Russian czars; among the dazzling objects is a priceless collection of Fabergé eggs and the Romanov crown jewels, including the massive Orlov Diamond, which tops the scepter of Catherine the Great. Countless other treasures can be found at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, home to one of the world’s greatest repositories of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works (Monet, Matisse, Picasso, and Cezanne each have their own rooms). For the foremost collection of Russian artworks — more than 100,000 pieces — visit the Tretyakov Gallery; or watch today’s artists at work at Vinzavod, a massive exhibition hall that includes an annex of the Biennale of Contemporary Art. And fill up on folksiness at the Matryoshka Museum, dedicated to the popular figurine with a collection of some 14,000 pieces. Edgar Degas’ Les Danseuses Bleues (Blue Dancers) – pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and (top) crowned jewels grace the cathedral of Annunciation. more russian Dolls on page 64 P 62 Virtuoso insights
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