Catherine the Great : art for empire : masterpieces from the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg /
A collector of many lovers during her 34-year reign as Czarina of Russia at the end of the 18th century, Catherine the Great collected art as well. The extraordinary treasures she amassed for her Winter Palace, which is now the Hermitage Museum, laid the foundation for one of the worlds great collec...
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| Language: | English |
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Montréal : Gand, Belgium :
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ; Snoeck,
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| Summary: | A collector of many lovers during her 34-year reign as Czarina of Russia at the end of the 18th century, Catherine the Great collected art as well. The extraordinary treasures she amassed for her Winter Palace, which is now the Hermitage Museum, laid the foundation for one of the worlds great collections. This catalogue of an exhibition jointly sponsored by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Ontario reveals the grandeur of her ambitions and highlights her acquisitions. These include paintings by Chardin, Bourdon, Le Lorrain, Tiepolo, Vien, and Boucher, among others; precious stones, often adorning items like snuff boxes, jewelry, furniture, architectural models, and many other priceless objects, shown in 210 color images here. |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition held Oct. 1, 2005-Jan. 1, 2006 at the Art Gallery of Ontario and Feb. 2-May 7, 2006 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. |
| Physical Description: | 328 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-318). |
| ISBN: | 2891922875 9782891922876 905349555X 9789053495551 9053495541 9789053495544 |