Aleksandrovskii dvorets v Tsarskom Sele i Romanovy (The Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo and the Romanovs)
Moscow: Kuchkovo pole, 2017. The clean neoclassical design of Alexander Palace designed by Quarenghi at Tsarskoe Selo contrasts with the Baroque main palace by Rastrelli. The illustrative material from collections in six archives and museums shows both a great work of architecture and a residence shaped by the members of the imperial family who lived there. Drawings and archival photos, autochromes taken soon after the 1917 revolution show the interiors as they were when the palace was a favorite residence of the imperial family in the second half of the nineteenth century—portraits of the Romanovs, furniture and works of fine and decorative art that filled the rooms, and items of everyday life such as clothing and toys. 191 p., 26 cm, approx. 150 color and b/w illu., Rus. Item #2730
ISBN: 9785995008231
Chapter titles: Home of Grand Prince Alexander Pavlovich; Nicholas I's family at Tsarskoe Selo; "Our darling Alexander Palace was so bright and cheerful": Alexander Alexandrovich and his family; the palace's fate after the revolution.
Price: $87.00