Mansion of P.V. Golenishchev-Kutuzov, Federal cultural heritage mansion at Arts Square, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Mansion of P.V. Golenishchev-Kutuzov is a three-storey building at 3 Arts Square, designed in 1822 by Carlo Rossi. Its facade has no order, the ground floor is rusticated, and an attic crowns the top storey. Interiors were partly altered in 1843 by G. Yu. Bosse and again in the early 20th century, so the original decoration largely does not survive; some rooms retain stucco work and fireplaces.
Built in 1822 to Carlo Rossi's design for P. V. Golenishchev-Kutuzov, the military governor-general of Saint Petersburg. From 1833 to 1835 the house belonged to E. A. Karamzina, and in 1833–1837 the Vielgorsky brothers, Mikhail and Matvey, lived here; Alexander Pushkin was a frequent guest. The painter Isaac Brodsky occupied it from 1924 to 1939, and in 1949 it became his apartment museum.
From 1833 to 1835 the house belonged to E. A. Karamzina, and in 1833–1837 the Vielgorsky brothers, Mikhail and Matvey, lived here; Alexander Pushkin was a frequent guest of both households. Since 1949 the building has housed the Isaac Brodsky Apartment Museum, displaying his own paintings alongside works by other Russian artists.
The mansion stands at Arts Square 3, and the Brodsky Apartment Museum occupies part of the same building, where the painter lived from 1924 to 1939. A memorial plaque marks his residence. Visitors reach the building from Nevsky Prospekt via Mikhailovskaya Street, and the square's other museums are within walking distance.
The Brodsky Apartment Museum is housed inside this mansion itself, not in a separate building: the painter Isaac Brodsky lived here from 1924 to 1939, and a memorial plaque marks it. The museum opened in 1949 and displays his own works alongside those of other Russian artists.
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