Staryi Peterburg: Istoriko-arkhitekturnye issledovaniia (Old St. Petersburg: Historical and Architectural Studies)
2012 (1st ed. 1929). sewn cl., The artist and critic Nikolai Lansere was a product of Russia’s Silver Age, the last flourishing of the arts in Imperial Russia: adept at several genres and at home in theory and criticism. His articles on various aspects of St. Petersburg architecture and interior design are still insightful and topical as they deal with themes of style, city-planning, architectural preservation as demonstrated in famous and lesser known buildings and ensembles in St. Petersburg. Chapters focus on works such as Peter the Great’s Summer Palace, the suburban palace ensemble of Gatchina, and the Academy of Fine Arts, and study individual architects like Charles Cameron, Andrian Zakharov, and Leontii Benois. 400 pp., 7 x 8 ¾ ins., 18 22 cm., 162 b-&-w illus., Rus. Item #1012
ISBN: 9785901841938
Chapter titles: Sukker Gardes of Peter I; Fountain House (Sheremetov Palace); Construction of the Academy of Arts; Architect Charles Cameron; Parks and gardens of Gatchina; the Venus Pavilion; Mikhail the Archangel (or Engineers') Castle; Zakharov and his Admiralty; Anniversary exhibiton of the works of the Adrian Zakharov; Nicholas I's palace construction; Destruction and Vandalism; Wall painting of an inn; A forotten suburban estate; the sculptor Evgenii Lansere his life and works; the architect Leontii Benois's biorgraphy.
Price: $43.00