Spanish Paintings From Russian Collections. The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts will open an exhibition of Spanish painting from the collections in Russia

Russia holds the first largest collection of canvas by great Spanish masters outside Spain, including paintings El Greco, Murillo, Ribera, Zurbaran, Goya, and others. In November 2023 Pushkin State Museum Fine Arts presents an exhibition from its own collections, as well works art Hermitage regional museums. this interview, Svetlana Zagorskaya, curator painting at Museum, talks about collections in Russia, history their acquisition meticulous work attributing paintings. Particular attention is paid to Zagorskaya’s discoveries authorship Jusepe de Ribera «Saint James Greater» Bartolomeo Murillo Catherine Alexandria», which open exposition old main building Museum. The purpose upcoming exhibition, apart being educational, show cultural attraction Spain two countries extreme ends Europe. Since end 19th century many Russian artists visited looked for new motives inspiration, same time collectors bought a lot artists. Thus, invisible but strong bridge was built between countries, it still exists our time.