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The Empress of Art - Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia (Paperback)
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The Empress of Art - Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 750
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An art-oriented biography of the mighty Catherine the Great, who
rose from seemingly innocuous beginnings to become one of the most
powerful people in the world. A German princess who married a
decadent and lazy Russian prince, Catherine mobilized support
amongst the Russian nobles, playing off of her husband's increasing
corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended
with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the
palace and herself crowned the Empress of Russia. Intelligent and
determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather
in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and
westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was
through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used
as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was
a self-proclaimed "glutton for art" and she would be responsible
for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in
the world, second only to the Louvre. Catherine also spearheaded
the further expansion of St. Petersburg, and the magnificent
architectural wonder the city became is largely her doing. There
are few women in history more fascinating than Catherine the Great,
and for the first time, Susan Jaques brings her to life through the
prism of art.
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