The Tretyakov gallery is the principal repository of fine Russian art. It was founded by two brothers, art collectors, Pavel and Sergey Tretyakov, but shortly after the first purchases from the Russian authors, Sergey turned his interest to western art, collecting paintings from French romantics and realists and left his part of the collection to his brother. The paintings were brought to the mansion on Lavrushinsky Lane which in 1892 Pavel gifted to the city along with the house. #tretyakov #gallery #art #brothers