Gosudarstvennyi muzei-zapovednik “Oranienbaum” (Oranienbaum State Museum-Preserve)
Moscow: Belyi gorod, 2008. sewn cl. The palace of Oranienbaum was built in the early eighteenth century for Peter the Great’s right-hand man Alexander Menshikov; later in the century it was the residence of Grand Duke Peter (Emperor Peter III), an avid art collector. This catalogue publishes the PALACE-MUSEUM'S COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS, ESPECIALLY STRONG IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PORTRAITURE AND THE ICONOGRAPHY OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY. Also of interest are the wall- and ceiling-paintings illustrating the style of interior painting of an eighteenth-century palace. Also represented are a sprinkling of works by Western European artists popular with the Russian court; F.-G. Barizien, G. Groot, F. de Samsois, S. Torelli, G. Tiepolo, S. Barozzi, and P. Rotari. 64 pp., 9 x 12 ins., 3 b-&-w illus., 121 color, sewn cl., Rus. Series: Treasures of Russian Art (Sokrovishcha russkogo iskusstva). Item #1094
ISBN: 9785779314022
Price: $27.00