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The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo

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Situated just south of St. Petersburg, the Russian imperial residence of
Tsarskoye Selo is now more than three hundred years old. Tsarskoye
Selo was once a modest estate housing a summer
residence for Catherine I, second wife of Peter the Great. The building
now known as the Catherine Palace 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 fanciful pavilions, bridges, and
monuments. Catherine also commissioned the neoclassical Alexander
Palace 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.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Thames Hudson

Release: November 05, 2012

ISBN: 0500516472

ISBN 13: 9780500516478

The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures from Tsarskoye Selo

4.7/5 ( ratings)

Situated just south of St. Petersburg, the Russian imperial residence of
Tsarskoye Selo is now more than three hundred years old. Tsarskoye
Selo was once a modest estate housing a summer
residence for Catherine I, second wife of Peter the Great. The building
now known as the Catherine Palace 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 fanciful pavilions, bridges, and
monuments. Catherine also commissioned the neoclassical Alexander
Palace 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.

Language: English

Pages: 360

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Thames Hudson

Release: November 05, 2012

ISBN: 0500516472

ISBN 13: 9780500516478

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