The film tells about the life and work of Pavel Svinin, a Russian artist and collector of works and cultural objects, whose collection has taken a worthy place in the Russian Museum. The film uses filming of the artist's works - paintings, prints, documents. The film includes filming of the building and interiors of the Russian Museum, the winter Russian landscape and landscapes of the sea, views of the church on the site of the former estate of P. Svinin near Galich.