Description of the attraction
The Azerbaijan State Art Museum was founded in 1936. In 1943, the museum was named after the famous theater artist R. Mustafayev, who was one of the founders of the Azerbaijan theatrical and decorative art. Until the 1950s. housed in several historic mansions. In 1951, by order of the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan M. Bagirov, a beautiful building of the XIX century was transferred to the museum. - Debourg mansion, designed by engineer von der None.
There are more than 17 thousand exhibits in the Azerbaijan State Art Museum, thanks to which it is considered the largest art museum in the country. The museum exposition presents various works of Azerbaijani, Russian and Western European artists, as well as examples of decorative art. In addition, the museum collection includes archaeological sites, ceramic, copper, jewelry, carpets and national clothing.
Many works of the founders of the realistic art of Azerbaijan M. K. Erivani, M. M. Navvab, A. Azimzade and B. Kengerli, the best works of the country's contemporary artists M. Abdullaev, S. Bahlulzade, T. Salakhov, T. Narimanbekov and so on.
The Department of Western European Art contains paintings by A. Ostade, Guercino, J. Süstermans, G. Dugay and M. Mirevelt, as well as sculpture, decorative and applied art and graphics from France, Germany and Italy.
In the section dedicated to Russian art, visitors can see the works of I. Aivazovsky, K. Bryullov, V. Borovikovsky, N. Argunov, I. Levitan, V. Makovsky, V. Tropinin, I. Grabar, K. Korovin, N. Roerich and others. Particularly noteworthy are the works of Russian artists dedicated to Azerbaijan. This includes the work "View of Baku from the sea" by V. Vereshchagin.
