In the grand halls, viewers will be presented with a large-scale slice of Russian history through the faces of people who shaped culture, politics, and science from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The project introduces masterpieces of the portrait genre and allows us to see how the perception of personality changed over two centuries. The exhibition brings together about three hundred works of painting, graphics, and sculpture, creating a unique "portrait map" of the era. Before the audience are works by Bryullov, Repin, Kramskoy, Levitsky, Kiprensky, and Ge - artists who defined the face of Russian art. On the canvases come to life outstanding diplomats, generals, scientists, doctors, maids of honor, architects, entrepreneurs, and artists, whose fates reflect the history of the country no less vividly than the events of their time. A special event is the showing of the rare "Portrait of the Marietti Family," which has not been exhibited since 1834. This rarity will become a true sensation and allow a new perspective on Bryullov's work. The exhibition offers to trace the path of the Russian portrait: from the first parsons to elegant intimate images and grand canvases of the 19th century. The variety of subjects - group scenes, family portraits, uniformed and costumed works - reveals the multifaceted nature of the genre. The project embodies Alexander Benois's dream of a national portrait gallery, where the history of the people is told through the faces of those who created it. Find other exhibitions in St. Petersburg on KUDAGO.