State Hermitage Museum Catalogue
Hardback
Publication Date: 06/05/2011
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg houses a relatively small but choice collection of 16th- to 19th-century British paintings, among them Thomas Gainsborough's vibrant Portrait of a Lady in Blue (c. 1770) and his rival Sir Joshua Reynolds' vast Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpents (c. 1786), commissioned by the Russian Empress Catherine II and symbolizing a young Russia's growing strength. 135 paintings-works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales-are presented in this comprehensive catalogue. Also included are portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace, now part of the museum complex.
- ISBN:
- 9780300170467
- 9780300170467
- Category:
- History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 06-05-2011
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 464
- Dimensions (mm):
- 286x244x3mm
- Weight:
- 2.65kg
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