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Golovin Collection

Golovin, a name that resonates with history and artistry

Background imageGolovin Collection: Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Creator: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Creator: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the opera The Pskov Maiden by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, ca 1901

Stage design for the opera The Pskov Maiden by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, ca 1901. Found in the collection of Armenian National Gallery, Yerevan

Background imageGolovin Collection: Program for the opera A Life for the Tsar by M. Glinka, 1913

Program for the opera A Life for the Tsar by M. Glinka, 1913. Found in the collection of State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Fyodor Ivanov Shaliapin (1873-1939) in the Role of Boris Godunov, 1912, (1965)

Portrait of Fyodor Ivanov Shaliapin (1873-1939) in the Role of Boris Godunov, 1912, (1965). Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (1873-1938) in the title role of Mussorgskys opera

Background imageGolovin Collection: Set design for the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Ch. Gluck, 1911

Set design for the opera Orfeo ed Euridice by Ch. Gluck, 1911. Private Collection

Background imageGolovin Collection: Military Hospital at Lefortovo, 1824

Military Hospital at Lefortovo, 1824. Found in the Collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Tbilisi, Georgia - The Viceroys Palace on Golovin Avenue

Tbilisi, Georgia - The Viceroys Palace on Golovin Avenue
Tbilisi, Georgia - The Viceroys Palace (Palace of the Caucasian Viceroy) on Golovin Avenue (Rustaveli Avenue). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Vasily Pavlovich Golovin (1805-1846), 1827. Artist: Mylnikov

Portrait of Vasily Pavlovich Golovin (1805-1846), 1827. Artist: Mylnikov, Nikolai Dmitrievich (1797-1842)
Portrait of Vasily Pavlovich Golovin (1805-1846), 1827. Found in the collection of State Museum of A.S. Pushkin, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Count Feodor Alekseyevich Golovin (1650-1706). Artist: Ivanov

Portrait of Count Feodor Alekseyevich Golovin (1650-1706). Artist: Ivanov, Nikolai Grigoryevich (1779-after 1827)
Portrait of Count Feodor Alekseyevich Golovin (1650-1706). Private Collection

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, 1908. Artist: Golovin

Stage design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, 1908. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet, 1908. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the play Don Juan by J. -B. Molliere, 1910. Artist: Golovin

Stage design for the play Don Juan by J. -B. Molliere, 1910. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the play Don Juan by J.-B. Molliere, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Still life. Flowers and porcelain, 1912. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Still life. Flowers and porcelain, 1912. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Still life. Flowers and porcelain, 1912. Found in the collection of the I. Brodski Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Slavic Count and Female Captive. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Slavic Count and Female Captive. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Slavic Count and Female Captive. From a private collection

Background imageGolovin Collection: Design for a Carpet (Publisher M. K. Tenisheva and S. I. Mamontov), 1900s

Design for a Carpet (Publisher M. K. Tenisheva and S. I. Mamontov), 1900s. From a private collection

Background imageGolovin Collection: Winter Palace. Stage design for the opera The Ice House by A. Koreshchenko, 1901

Winter Palace. Stage design for the opera The Ice House by A. Koreshchenko, 1901. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of the artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), 1907. Artist: Golovin

Portrait of the artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), 1907. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Portrait of the artist Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Marina Makovskaya, 1912. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Portrait of Marina Makovskaya, 1912. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Portrait of Marina Makovskaya, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the opera Boris Godunov by M. Musorgsky, 1911

Stage design for the opera Boris Godunov by M. Musorgsky, 1911. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the opera Boris Godunov by M. Musorgsky, 1911. Found in the collection of the A. Pushkin Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Friedrich Eduardovich Krimmer (1888-1963), 1919. Artist: Golovin

Portrait of Friedrich Eduardovich Krimmer (1888-1963), 1919. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Portrait of Friedrich Eduardovich Krimmer (1888-1963), 1919. Private Collection

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Yevgeny Alexandrovich Golovin (1782-1858), before 1825. Artist: Dawe, George (1781-1829)

Portrait of Yevgeny Alexandrovich Golovin (1782-1858), before 1825. Artist: Dawe, George (1781-1829)
Portrait of Yevgeny Alexandrovich Golovin (1782-1858), before 1825. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Ivan Mikhaylovich Golovin (1680-1737), Between 1717 and 1720. Artist: Zubov

Portrait of Ivan Mikhaylovich Golovin (1680-1737), Between 1717 and 1720. Artist: Zubov
Portrait of Ivan Mikhaylovich Golovin (1680-1737), Between 1717 and 1720. Found in the collection of the Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the opera The Maid of Pskov by N. Rimsky-Korsakov

Stage design for the opera The Maid of Pskov by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the opera The Maid of Pskov by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Private Collection

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the theatre play Two Brothers by M. Lermontov, 1915. Artist: Golovin

Stage design for the theatre play Two Brothers by M. Lermontov, 1915. Artist: Golovin
Stage design for the theatre play Two Brothers by M. Lermontov, 1915. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky, 1910

Stage design for the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky, 1910. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the ballet The Firebird by I. Stravinsky, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the opera The Ice House by A. Koreshchenko, 1900

Stage design for the opera The Ice House by A. Koreshchenko, 1900. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the opera The Ice House by A. Koreshchenko, 1900. Found in the collection of the Bolshoi Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the opera Mozart and Salieri by N. Rimski-Korsakov, 1902 (?)

Stage design for the opera Mozart and Salieri by N. Rimski-Korsakov, 1902 (?). Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the ballet Solveig to E. Griegs music, 1922

Stage design for the ballet Solveig to E. Griegs music, 1922. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the ballet Solveig to E. Griegs music, 1922. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Design of curtain for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Design of curtain for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the theatre play The Lady from the Sea by H. Ibsen, 1905

Stage design for the theatre play The Lady from the Sea by H. Ibsen, 1905. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Portrait of Michail Ivanovich Tereshchenko (1886-1956), 1911-1914

Portrait of Michail Ivanovich Tereshchenko (1886-1956), 1911-1914. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Portrait of Michail Ivanovich Tereshchenko (1886-1956), 1911-1914. Found in the collection of the Malmo Konstmuseum

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Artist: Golovin

Stage design for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Artist: Golovin
Stage design for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Arbenin. Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Arbenin. Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Costume design for the play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Theatre programme for the theatre play Faust, 1902. Artist: Golovin

Theatre programme for the theatre play Faust, 1902. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Theatre programme for the theatre play Faust, 1902. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Stage design for the theatre play Don Juan by Moliere, 1910. Artist: Golovin

Stage design for the theatre play Don Juan by Moliere, 1910. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Stage design for the theatre play Don Juan by Moliere, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Blooming Chestnut Tree. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Blooming Chestnut Tree. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Blooming Chestnut Tree. Found in the collection of the Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronezh

Background imageGolovin Collection: Swamp forest, 1917. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Swamp forest, 1917. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Swamp forest, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Landscape. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Landscape. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Landscape. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Still life. Phloxes, 1911. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Still life. Phloxes, 1911. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Still life. Phloxes, 1911. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Birches, 1908-1910. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Birches, 1908-1910. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Birches, 1908-1910. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Autumn, 1920. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)

Autumn, 1920. Artist: Golovin, Alexander Yakovlevich (1863-1930)
Autumn, 1920. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: Design of Masquerade curtain for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Design of Masquerade curtain for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Design of main curtain for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917

Design of main curtain for the theatre play The Masquerade by M. Lermontov, 1917. Found in the collection of the State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: German Quarter (Nemetskaya sloboda) in Moscow (left part), 1705

German Quarter (Nemetskaya sloboda) in Moscow (left part), 1705. Artist: Schoonebeek (Schoonebeck), Adriaan (1661-1705)
German Quarter (Nemetskaya sloboda) in Moscow (left part), 1705. Found in the collection of the State History Museum, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: German Quarter (Nemetskaya sloboda) in Moscow, 1705. Artist: Schoonebeek (Schoonebeck)

German Quarter (Nemetskaya sloboda) in Moscow, 1705. Artist: Schoonebeek (Schoonebeck), Adriaan (1661-1705)
German Quarter (Nemetskaya sloboda) in Moscow, 1705. Found in the collection of the Russian National Library, St. Petersburg

Background imageGolovin Collection: The Valley in Umbria, 1910s. Artist: Aleksandr Golovin

The Valley in Umbria, 1910s. Artist: Aleksandr Golovin
The Valley in Umbria, 1910s. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Background imageGolovin Collection: Dante Alighieri, medieval Italian poet, 1921. Artist: Aleksandr Golovin

Dante Alighieri, medieval Italian poet, 1921. Artist: Aleksandr Golovin
Dante Alighieri, medieval Italian poet, 1921. Dantes (1265-1321) greatest work, la Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary statement produced in Europe during




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Golovin, a name that resonates with history and artistry. From the streets of Tbilisi to the grandeur of The Viceroys Palace on Golovin Avenue, this name has left its mark in Georgia's capital city. In the world of opera, Golovin's genius shines through his stage designs for timeless masterpieces like "The Pskov Maiden" and "A Life for the Tsar. " His attention to detail transports audiences into enchanting worlds where music meets visual splendor. Capturing the essence of characters is an art in itself, and Golovin does just that with his portrait of Fyodor Ivanov Shaliapin as Boris Godunov. The intensity in Shaliapin's eyes reveals a glimpse into the soul of this iconic role. But Golovin's talents extend beyond opera alone. With his set design for Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice, " he creates a realm where love and tragedy intertwine, captivating theatergoers' hearts. History comes alive through Golovin's brushstrokes as he immortalizes Vasily Pavlovich Golovin, a man whose legacy lives on through Mylnikov's stunning portrait. Count Feodor Alekseyevich it also finds himself forever remembered in Nikolai Grigoryevich Ivanov's masterpiece. Alexander Yakolevich Golvin proves to be not only a masterful designer but also an artist who captures beauty in still life compositions like "Flowers and Porcelain. " His talent knows no bounds as seen in his portrayal of Slavic Count and Female Captive - emotions frozen within strokes. From military hospitals to theatrical stages, from portraits to still lifes; each creation by these talented individuals named 'Golvin' adds depth to our understanding of art throughout different eras. Their contributions have shaped cultural landscapes across time, leaving an indelible mark on the world of art and history.