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Women Artists in the Reign of Catherine the Great (Hardcover)
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Women Artists in the Reign of Catherine the Great (Hardcover)
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Catherine the Great's audacious power grab in 1762 marked a
watershed in imperial Russian history. During a momentous 34-year
reign, her rapacious vision and intellectual curiosity led to vast
territorial expansion, cultural advancement, and civic, educational
and social reform. In this pioneering book, Rosalind Blakesley
reveals the remarkable role women artists played in her pursuit of
these ambitions. With challenging commissions for an elite cast of
Russian patrons, their work underscores the extent to which
cultural enrichment co-existed with the empress's imperial designs.
Catherine's acquisitions propelled renowned artists to new heights.
The history paintings that she purchased from Angelica Kauffman
brought the Swiss artist to the attention of keen new patrons,
while Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun found in Russia safe refuge
from the horrors of revolutionary France. Just as important were
Catherine's relationships with lesser-known artists. The young
sculptor Marie-Anne Collot made the arduous journey from Paris to
St Petersburg to assist on the equestrian monument to Peter the
Great and enthralled Russian society with her portrait busts, while
Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna, wife of Catherine's troubled son
Paul, sculpted cameos which the empress sent to distinguished
correspondents abroad. With stories of extraordinary artistic
endeavour intertwined with the intrigue of Catherine's personal
life, Women Artists in the Reign of Catherine the Great uncovers
the impact of these and other artists at one of Europe's most
elaborate courts.
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