The principal museum of Russian art in Moscow, founded in 1856 when the merchant Pavel Tretyakov began collecting Russian paintings with the stated aim of one day giving them to the nation, and opened as a public gallery in 1893 after his 1892 donation of roughly two thousand works. It held Andrei Rublev's Trinity icon from the Soviet nationalisation of church property in 1929 until the icon's transfer to Christ the Saviour Cathedral in 2023, a move the gallery's own conservators publicly opposed on grounds of the icon's physical fragility.
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Institution Founded1856 (private collection); opened to the public in 1893 2 Governing BodyMinistry of Culture of the Russian Federation 2 Public Access Custody and Display
Relevant HoldingAndrei Rublev's Trinity icon, held from the 1929 Soviet nationalisation of church property until its 2023 transfer to Christ the Saviour Cathedral. 1 Connections
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Moscow, Cities This source names Moscow directly: "The principal museum of Russian art in Moscow, founded in 1856 when the merchant Pavel Tretyakov began collecting Russian paintings with the stated aim of one day giving them to the nation, and..."
Source Russian Authorities Confirm That Famous 'Trinity' Icon Will Be Transferred to Church Despite Protests (The Art Newspaper)The Art Newspaper staff
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Source Russian Authorities Confirm That Famous 'Trinity' Icon Will Be Transferred to Church Despite Protests (The Art Newspaper)The Art Newspaper staff
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica (online academic reference)
Encyclopaedia Britannica editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2024View the Source 2. Russian Authorities Confirm That Famous 'Trinity' Icon Will Be Transferred to Church Despite Protests (The Art Newspaper)
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