Russkie portrety XVIII – nachala XX vv. Materialy po ikonografii, vypusk V: Portretnaia zhivopis' iz sobraniia Tsentral'nogo voenno-morskogo muzeia (Russian portraits of the 18th to the early 20th c. Iconographic material, vypusk 5. Portraiture from the collection of the Central Naval Museum)
Moscow: Russkie vitiazi, 2016. sewn pb. Though an historical museum, the Central Naval Museum has has always heeded the words of the Russian navy's founder Peter the Great, who thought painters and engravers vital to the historical record. Research for this volume led to new attributions and the identification of the subjects of paintings. Much attention in catalogue entries is given to explicating the details of naval uniform and awards; biographies of sitters are sketched thus adding much new information on Russian naval history. For this edition attribution and dating for many works were corrected, previously unidentified sitters were clarified, and descriptions of uniforms, medals and awards were verified and updated using primary sources. Chapter titles: On the History of the Central Naval Museum; The Portrait Collection of the Central Naval Museum. 319 p., 27 cm, approx. 150 color plates, Rus. Item #2310
ISBN: 9785990771420
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