Monument du costume. Kartiny zhizni kontsa XVIII veka (Monument du costume. Pictures of life at the end of the eighteenth century)
Moscow: Art-Volkhonka, 2020. Sewn cl. The theme of the hedonistic life in the late eighteenth century in Western Europe especially France and in Russia gains reality from the works of costume, applied and decorative arts with which the aristocracy and gentry surrounded themselves. This catalogue of an exhibition at Tsaritsyno Palace Museum in Moscow publishes works from eleven Russian museums and several private collections; many come from the Hermitage and the State Historical Museum; and especially interesting are ones from the less often seen collections of such estate museums as Arkkhangel'skoe, the Yusupov estate outside Moscow, and Kuskovo, the estate of the Sheremetevs. Costume, fans, jewelry, porcelain, clocks, and furniture convey the taste and style of the period. 303 p., 26 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Rus. Item #3790
ISBN: 9785906848857
Chapter titles: Monument du costume (1789): difficulties of translation and interpretation; Monument du costume: Testimony of life style, material culture and mores at the end of the eighteenth century; Frivolity and freedom: European costume between 1770 and 1789; Jewelry in the gallant century; Fans: the end of an elegant era; Porcelain of the French kings.
Price: $82.00