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A Tale of Two Collections: The Icons of Nikolai… duration 1 hour 18 minutes A Tale of Two Collections: The Icons of Nikolai… A Tale of Two Collections: The Icons of Nikolai Likhachev and Ilya Ostroukhov	A Tale of Two Collections: The Icons of Nikolai Likhachev and Ilya Ostroukhov “We always imagine Russian culture in the form of a diptych, in which one wing is Petersburg and the other Moscow,” the critic Abram Efros wrote in 1921. “In the field of Russian… piirs icons icon moscow collection history petersburg museum st painting century stroke cough cutoff moment russia collectors quality collecting question art From Jack Allen 0 likes 40 plays
Power and Paint: The Patronage of Women Artists… duration 1 hour 18 minutes Power and Paint: The Patronage of Women Artists… Power and Paint: The Patronage of Women Artists at the Court of Catherine II	Power and Paint: The Patronage of Women Artists at the Court of Catherine II Catherine the Great’s passion for the arts served a vital role in her efforts to position herself as a paragon of the Enlightenment. With avaricious focus she snaffled celebrated art… piirs catherine painting artists artist paintings empress paris petersburg russia portrait sort children fact works question academy falcon portraits hermitage st From Jack Allen 0 likes 116 plays Date March 18th, 2021 Department PIIRS
The Hermitage or a “museum” in 1770… duration 1 hour 5 minutes The Hermitage or a “museum” in 1770… The Hermitage or a “museum” in 1770 according to Catherine the Great	The Hermitage or a “museum” in 1770 according to Catherine the Great Why did Catherine the Great build the entire complex of the Hermitage ? This question could constitute the main thread in our presentation. Behind the origins of the Hermitage was the initial idea of… piirs hermitage museum catherine paintings place palace painting collection winter gallery galleries katrina history russia petersburg room space garden fact heritage From Jack Allen 0 likes 130 plays Date February 18th, 2021 Department PIIRS
How to be a European: Collecting Drawings in… duration 1 hour 21 minutes How to be a European: Collecting Drawings in… How to be a European: Collecting Drawings in Imperial Russia	How to be a European: Collecting Drawings in Imperial Russia Catherine the Great founded the now internationally-renowned drawings collection of the Hermitage Museum with the purchase in 1768 of the cabinet of Count Charles Cobenzl (Brussels). At a time when… piirs reees drawings collection hermitage catherine museum paintings russia century display collections drawing paris petersburg collectors works art st heritage question bit From Jack Allen 0 likes 142 plays Date September 24th, 2020 Department PIIRS
The Yusupovs in Paris: Building a Collection duration 1 hour 17 minutes The Yusupovs in Paris: Building a Collection The Yusupovs in Paris: Building a Collection	The Yusupovs in Paris: Building a Collection The Yusupovs are renowned for their patronage and significant art collection established by Prince Nikolai Borisovich (1750-1831). Largely studied since the 19th century and more recently, this… piirs reees paris collection century russia petersburg commission painting prince style art st nikolai sort moscow museum portrait princess prints lot pieces From Jack Allen 0 likes 86 plays Date October 22nd, 2020 Department PIIRS