Thames Hudson | ISBN:0500516472 | File Type: PDF, 360 pages | File size: 55.Mb | Nov. 5th, 2012
Russian History and Soviet Bloc History: Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo Situated just south of St etersburg the Russian imperial residence of Tsarskoye Selo is now more than three hundred years old Tsarskoye Selo Tsar s Village was once a modest estate housing a summer residence for Catherine I second wife of eter the Great The building now known as the Catherine alace was extensively rebuilt by Empress Elizabeth and then lavishly refurbished by Catherine the Great This empress s love of art and decoration is evident in the sumptuous interiors and in the extensive park filled with fancif pavilions bridges and monuments Catherine also commissioned the neoical Alexander alace for her favorite grandson the future Alexander I this later became home to the last tsar Nicholas II and his family until their exile to Siberia The palace is a glorious showcase for Russian art and craftsmanship in a huge variety of materials and techniques from the mirrors and lavish gilding of the Great Hall to the blood red beauty of the Agate Rooms their walls lined with Siberian jasper Tsarskoye Selo is not only a piece of art history but a living testimony to the tastes and private passions of the Romanov family Their clothes and porcelain their desks and bookshelves build an intimate and involving portrait of life in imperial Russia
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