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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…
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Power and Paint: The Patronage of Women Artists at the Court of Catherine IICatherine 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…
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The Hermitage or a “museum” in 1770 according to Catherine the GreatWhy 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…
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How to be a European: Collecting Drawings in Imperial RussiaCatherine 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…
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The Yusupovs in Paris: Building a CollectionThe 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…
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