L. A. Markina, G. N. Goldovskii, E. N. Petrova

Velikii Karl. K 225-letiiu so dnia rozhdeniia K. P. Briullova (Great Karl [published on the occasion of the] 225th anniversary of the artist’s birth)

St. Petersburg: Rus muz, 2024. Sewn cl. Thanks to the large format and copious illustrations, this catalogue of an exhibition at the Russian Museum is the next best thing to seeing the works in person. Famed for his imagining of the destruction of Pompeii by Vesuvius, Briullov excelled in other genres beside history painting — his portraits express psychological acumen; his genre paintings give a palpable sense of the world around him (especially Italy); his religious paintings capture the exaltation of the subject; his scenes of the Ottoman Empire and Italy typify the Romantic fascination with exotic cultures, and his depiction of the court, officers, writers and artists are visual documents of the age. The catalogue publishes paintings, drawings and sketches. The sketches suggest how the artist envisioned a final work, and the drawings are strong independent works of art. Section headings: drawings and watercolors; image of the painter in works of his contemporaries; portraiture: paintings and drawings; mythological and biblical subjects; historical and literary subjects; genre painting. 399 p., 32 cm, approx. 400 color illus., Rus. Item #4761
ISBN: 9785933327868

Price: $192.00