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The exhibition " The emperors of Russia " was opened in Yaroslavl Art Museum.

 From 30 August to 10 November 2013. works in the exhibition from the collection of Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Art Museum, Rybinsk Museum and private collections Anatoly Lisitsyn, the first governor of the Yaroslavl region. 

The museum building is located in the Governors house on the banks of the Volga. In its premises a special spiritual aura : everything is like , steeped in history , The spirit of the past, walls remember the past and keep the story in the present. Here there august guests .

The exhibition " The emperors of Russia " dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty . There was a time when their portraits were central to the house. Today, for the understanding of the era formed an exhibition of works from the collection of YAHM , Rybinsk  museum and collections of armchair bronze portrait busts of the former governor of the Yaroslavl region ( 1991, 2007 ) , Anatoly Lisitsyn . It is located in the sunny room, which overlooks the River Volga - in the office library.

The tradition of cabinet sculptures went to the people because of the need of citizens to have portraits and sculptures of their rulers at home and in public places . In August 1823 , Emperor Alexander I visited Yaroslavl, stayed in the governors house. Museum gave visitors a unique opportunity to see the documents , the order can be said to plan for the domestic unit of the Emperor and his retinue in the governors house. Calligraphic hand painted in detail the protocol placing high-ranking guests. The exhibition - a unique product in the form of originals and reps kept in the rich, noble families , is an expert in the art of

Formal portraits of state-owned institutions created under strict censorship , artists qualifications. This particular artistic phenomenon - the traditions of formal portrait , the deputy director of the exposition activities YAHM Alex Fedorchuk . According to Lyudmila Bitkolovoy , curator , researcher of scientific exposition and exhibition department , the museum collected a range of materials on the history of the Romanovs. The inset presents works from the XVII century , giving the opportunity to get acquainted with the character of the emperors , to see their face , learn about the achievements . 190 years of the governors house and the time is in his favor , - Mrs. Bitkolova .

By the way, in the collection of Yaroslavl Art Museum is the sculpture " Rural Love " made in a factory Felix Chopin in St. Petersburg. This exhibit has got from the Ministry of Culture , with the active participation of Yaroslavl Lisitsyn , despite the fact that owning a piece of art claimed Russian Museum.

From the collection of Anatoly Lisitsyn is 11 bronze busts of Russian emperors made ??in the same factory of Chopins "Gallery of bronze busts of all the Russian grand dukes, kings and emperors," which consisted of 64 busts from Rurik to Alexander II (who was the first customer and galleries subscriber). Later extended to the image gallery of the last Emperor Nicholas II. Today Gallery - a rare and highly valued in the world of antique markets. 

Irina Serova , art, the Museum of the citys history, a researcher and author of "Yaroslavl nobility. World gubernatorial manor and its reflection in the life of a noble society " , said that Felix Chopin factory inherited from his father at the beginning of the XIX century in the doldrums, the son of her upgraded , used to cast new technologies and led the business in a different format . Large sculptures are not taken root as a species, but the cabinet busts were supported by consumer demand. In 1867 he exhibited at the Paris Exposition samples of their commercial project , added a new work. His master put on the flow production of busts , and samples were made ??by the best sculptors of Russia and the world. At the beginning of the factory created busts for institutions for private orders , and then for sale by subscription. First subscriber was the emperor Alekcandr II. Factory busts have a certain standard of recognition , were patriotism and even promoted the science of casting : Chopin patented a method of reducing the size of sculpture to the right size and was first used in the manufacture of a bust of Peter I. To busts , for example, Elizabeth and Catherine II probably served as a pictorial sources .

Each bronze bust of the series has its own story , which told the art critic Irina Serova . Bust of Alexander I, Nicholas II, the last bust, dated 1904 year is - a subscription . Author - amateur German sculptor Karl Koch . Lifetime sculptures of the last emperor did not survive. They only in this series. Koch was the personal bodyguard of Alexander II. During the assassination attempt on the emperor, he showed himself heroically , neutralized the terrorist student Alexander Solovyov. Egregious was the fact that the attacker was able to get close so close to the emperor. Conservation Service reformed . For heroism Koch was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree. After the death of Alexander II Koch retired and devoted himself to his art : he created sculptures , made busts of Alexander II and Alexander III, the most famous bust of Nicholas II. This sculpture is also interesting , the factory took a patent for 10 years for legal copying : for every bust is a specific brand.