Treasures of Catherine the Great

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Treasures of Catherine the Great

edited by Mikhail B. Piotrovski

Thames & Hudson , Abrams, c2000

  • : Thames & Hudson
  • : Harry N. Abrams

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At head of title: State Hermitage Museum, Hermitage Development Trust

Produced to coincide with the exhibition, Treasures of Catherine the Great held at the Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, Nov. 25, 2000 to Sept. 23, 2001

Abrams issue printed with front and back cover illustrations reversed from Thames & Hudson issue

Includes bibliographical references

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Catherine the Great was one of the greatest and most astute art collectors of all time. During her reign she amassed an astonishing collection, now kept in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia's foremost museum and one of the world's great encyclopaedic collections of art. This catalogue is tied to the year-long exhibition running at the first 'foreign branch' of the State Hermitage, opening this year at Somerset House in London. Reproduced here are some of the finest holdings in Catherine II's cache of treasures, including a cornucopia of engraved gems and cameos from her personal collection; the magnificent jewel cabinets that she ordered from Germany and England; figures from a porcelain service given to Catherine by Frederick the Great of Russia; Catherine's wig, made entirely of fine silver thread-the first time this has ever been exhibited in public; and many notable Old Masters, among them Moses Striking the Rock by Nicholas Poussin. Each item is accompanied by a brief explanatory essay and details of provenance.

目次

  • Foreword by Lord Rothschild
  • Foreword by Professor Mikhail Piotrovski
  • Catherine the Great - Empress of the Russias by Professor Mikhail Piotrovski
  • Catherine the Great - St Petersburg - The Hermitage: A Short Reference Guide
  • Visiting Masterpieces
  • Biography of an Empress - Gallery 2
  • Catherine's Life by Geraldine Norman
  • Catalogue
  • Objects de Vertu at the Imperial Court by Olga Kostyuk
  • Catalogue
  • Cameo Fever - Gallery 3
  • 'An Imperial Affair' by Yulia Kagan and Oleg Neverov
  • Catalogue
  • A Passion for Antiquities
  • 'The Most Perfect Beauty' by Anna Trofimova and Valery Shevchenko
  • Catalogue
  • Patron of the Arts and Crafts - Gallery 4
  • 'Catherine II Rewarding Art and Protecting Commerce' by Natalya Guseva
  • Catalogue
  • China and Chinoiserie - Gallery 5
  • Oriental Rooms and Catherine's Chinese Collections by Maria Menshikova
  • Catalogue
  • Exhibitions
  • Bibliography

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