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The Empress Of Art

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Author : Susan Jaques
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-04-15

The Empress Of Art written by Susan Jaques and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Art categories.

A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian prince, Catherine mobilized support amongst the Russian nobles, playing off of her husband's increasing corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the palace, and herself crowned the Empress of Russia. Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was a self-proclaimed "glutton for art" and she would be responsible for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in the world, second only to the Louvre. Catherine also spearheaded the further expansion of St. Petersburg, and the magnificent architectural wonder the city became is largely her doing. There are few women in history more fascinating than Catherine the Great, and for the first time, Susan Jaques brings her to life through the prism of art.

Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii

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Author : Catherine II (Empress of Russia)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859

Memoirs Of The Empress Catherine Ii written by Catherine II (Empress of Russia) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Empresses categories.

Catherine The Great

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Author : Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
language : en
Publisher: Quo Vadis
Release Date : 2005

Catherine The Great written by Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) and has been published by Quo Vadis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Art categories.

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.

Catherine The Great

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Author : Henri Troyat
language : en
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date : 1984

Catherine The Great written by Henri Troyat and has been published by Berkley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Details the life of the German-born Russian empress, from her birth in Stettin to her death at sixty-six, and recreates the extravagant life of her court, portraying the men and women who shared or succumbed to her power.

The Caesar Of Paris

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Author : Susan Jaques
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-12-04

The Caesar Of Paris written by Susan Jaques and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-04 with History categories.

Napoleon is one of history’s most fascinating figures. But his complex relationship with Rome—both with antiquity and his contemporary conflicts with the Pope and Holy See—have undergone little examination. In The Caesar of Paris, Susan Jaques reveals how Napoleon’s dueling fascination and rivalry informed his effort to turn Paris into “the new Rome”— Europe’s cultural capital—through architectural and artistic commissions around the city. His initiatives and his aggressive pursuit of antiquities and classical treasures from Italy gave Paris much of the classical beauty we know and adore today.Napoleon had a tradition of appropriating from past military greats to legitimize his regime—Alexander the Great during his invasion of Egypt, Charlemagne during his coronation as emperor, even Frederick the Great when he occupied Berlin. But it was ancient Rome and the Caesars that held the most artistic and political influence and would remain his lodestars. Whether it was the Arc de Triopmhe, the Venus de Medici in the Louvre, or the gorgeous works of Antonio Canova, Susan Jaques brings Napoleon to life as never before.

Catherine The Great

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Author : Simon Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-23

Catherine The Great written by Simon Dixon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-23 with History categories.

Neither a comprehensive 'life and times' nor a conventional biography, this is an engaging and accessible exploration of rulership and monarchial authority in eighteenth century Russia. Its purpose is to see how Catherine II of Russia conceived of her power and how it was represented to her subjects. Simon Dixon asks essential questions about Catherin'es life and reign, and offers new and stimulating arguments about the Englightenment, the power of the monarch in early modern Europe, and the much-debated role of the "great individual" in history.

Catherine The Great

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Author : National Museums of Scotland
language : en
Publisher: National Museums of Scotland
Release Date : 2012

Catherine The Great written by National Museums of Scotland and has been published by National Museums of Scotland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Art categories.

Here is the art collected and commissioned by Catherine the Great, one of history's incomparable art patrons. Most of the 200 pieces from a one-time only exhibition have not been seen outside the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.