Russkii stil’ v iskusstve. Ot Nikolaia I do Nikolaia II ( Russian style in art from Nicholas I to Nicholas II)
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2023. Sewn pb. This catalogue of an exhibition at the Hermitage uses works of fine, applied, and decorative art to show how the discovery or recognition of the richness Russian medieval art and architecture reshaped visual culture from the mid nineteenth century to the early twentieth. The author’s detailed essays illuminate the illustrations of works from the exhibition, identifying the ways in which national identity and art were intertwined. The author and curator has amassed many examples — architecture and interior design, costume, furniture, glass and porcelain, metalwork, textiles, and painting — to allow readers to infer the meaning of the style. Chapter titles: Nicholas I and the national idea; Alexander II and neo-Russian style; Alexander III: imperial slavophile; Nicholas II and national romanticism. 183 p., 26 cm, approx. 250 color illus., Rus. With title page and summary in ENGLISH, Item #4488
ISBN: 9785907653191
Price: $92.00