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Catherine the Great's reign marked a watershed in Russian history, with vast territorial expansion, town planning, and construction across the empire, and civic, educational, and social reform. Determined to position herself as a paragon of the Enlightenment, the empress acquired celebrated artworks and collections for her Hermitage, while the quest to promote professional artists led her to champion Russia's young Academy of Arts. This book r...

This book explores the history of Russian portraiture with reference to a variety of important works held by Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery. This national collection was founded in 1856 by Pavel Tretyakov, who took a keen interest in portraiture and set out to create a pantheon of famous Russians by commissioning portraits of prominent thinkers, writers, scientists, artists, actors, composers and musicians by the most outstanding painters of...

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A comprehensive survey of all aspects of the popular Arts and Crafts movement, which was at its height between 1880 and 1910. It had a worldwide influence on all areas of the decorative arts, architecture, cabinet making and even garden design.

Now available in paperback, this is a comprehensive survey of all aspects of the popular Arts and Crafts movement, which was at its height between 1880-1910. The movement had a worldwide influence on all areas of the decorative arts, architecture, cabinet making and even garden design / This new study charts the course of the movement in all media, including painting, craft and architecture, and examines the theory and philosophy behind a vari...