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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 +20 More From Jack Allen 0 likes 41 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 +20 More From Jack Allen 0 likes 124 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 +20 More From Jack Allen 0 likes 154 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 +21 More From Jack Allen 0 likes 151 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 +21 More From Jack Allen 0 likes 94 plays Date October 22nd, 2020 Department PIIRS