The Resource The empress of art : Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia, Susan Jaques
The empress of art : Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia, Susan Jaques
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The item The empress of art : Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia, Susan Jaques represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- Traces the remarkable history of Catherine the Great's influential art collection and creation of the Hermitage, discussing how her cultural goals were part of a long-term plan to modernize and westernize Russia
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 466 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Part One: Extreme makeover. This heavy thing ; The brightest star of the North ; The ambrosia of Asia ; Collecting debut ; Building frenzy ; My falcon, my golden pheasant
- Part Two: Russia is a European nation. A monument to Peter and to you ; Make peace with your enemy ; My prodigal son ; The Saxon Richelieu ; The earth and sea trembled
- Part Three: War and love. Queen of feasts ; Dressed to "empress" ; Peace offerings ; Crozat the poor ; The coachman of Europe ; Tiger in the forest
- Part Four: Peace and prosperity. Sleepless nights ; Anglomania ; A crowd and not a city ; Breaking the mold ; Brother Gu ; Cateau and the hermit of Ferney
- Part Five: A second Rome. Cat and mouse ; Raphaelism ; Sashenka ; Palladio's shadow ; The Greek project
- Part Six: Empire building. Mother of the Fatherland ; A rose without thorns ; The Master of Neuwied ; An accidental Michelangelo ; Slings and arrows ; Baby Hercules
- Part Seven: War and revolution. Center stage ; Cameo fever ; Russia's paradise ; Betrayals ; French madness ; Curtain call
- Part Eight: Reaction. Tears and despair ; A ticking clock ; Warsaw's ours ; Catherine's library ; Queen of the world ; Joined in death
- Part Nine. Legacy. A son's revenge ; Art-loving grandsons ; The end of the line ; Raiding the Hermitage ; Preservation
- Isbn
- 9781605989723
- Label
- The empress of art : Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia
- Title
- The empress of art
- Title remainder
- Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Jaques
- Subject
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- Art -- Russia (Federation) | Saint Petersburg
- Art patronage
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Catherine, II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
- Catherine, II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
- Catherine, II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Art patronage
- Empresses
- Empresses -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography
- 1762-1796
- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
- History
- Russia
- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg
- Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796
- Empresses -- Russia -- Biography
- Art
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Traces the remarkable history of Catherine the Great's influential art collection and creation of the Hermitage, discussing how her cultural goals were part of a long-term plan to modernize and westernize Russia
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- JAI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jaques, Susan
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Catherine
- Catherine
- Empresses
- Russia
- Art
- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
- Catherine
- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
- Art
- Art patronage
- Empresses
- Russia
- Russia (Federation)
- Label
- The empress of art : Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia, Susan Jaques
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-447) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part One: Extreme makeover. This heavy thing ; The brightest star of the North ; The ambrosia of Asia ; Collecting debut ; Building frenzy ; My falcon, my golden pheasant -- Part Two: Russia is a European nation. A monument to Peter and to you ; Make peace with your enemy ; My prodigal son ; The Saxon Richelieu ; The earth and sea trembled -- Part Three: War and love. Queen of feasts ; Dressed to "empress" ; Peace offerings ; Crozat the poor ; The coachman of Europe ; Tiger in the forest -- Part Four: Peace and prosperity. Sleepless nights ; Anglomania ; A crowd and not a city ; Breaking the mold ; Brother Gu ; Cateau and the hermit of Ferney -- Part Five: A second Rome. Cat and mouse ; Raphaelism ; Sashenka ; Palladio's shadow ; The Greek project -- Part Six: Empire building. Mother of the Fatherland ; A rose without thorns ; The Master of Neuwied ; An accidental Michelangelo ; Slings and arrows ; Baby Hercules -- Part Seven: War and revolution. Center stage ; Cameo fever ; Russia's paradise ; Betrayals ; French madness ; Curtain call -- Part Eight: Reaction. Tears and despair ; A ticking clock ; Warsaw's ours ; Catherine's library ; Queen of the world ; Joined in death -- Part Nine. Legacy. A son's revenge ; Art-loving grandsons ; The end of the line ; Raiding the Hermitage ; Preservation
- Control code
- ocn944958990
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 466 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781605989723
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
- Label
- The empress of art : Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia, Susan Jaques
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-447) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part One: Extreme makeover. This heavy thing ; The brightest star of the North ; The ambrosia of Asia ; Collecting debut ; Building frenzy ; My falcon, my golden pheasant -- Part Two: Russia is a European nation. A monument to Peter and to you ; Make peace with your enemy ; My prodigal son ; The Saxon Richelieu ; The earth and sea trembled -- Part Three: War and love. Queen of feasts ; Dressed to "empress" ; Peace offerings ; Crozat the poor ; The coachman of Europe ; Tiger in the forest -- Part Four: Peace and prosperity. Sleepless nights ; Anglomania ; A crowd and not a city ; Breaking the mold ; Brother Gu ; Cateau and the hermit of Ferney -- Part Five: A second Rome. Cat and mouse ; Raphaelism ; Sashenka ; Palladio's shadow ; The Greek project -- Part Six: Empire building. Mother of the Fatherland ; A rose without thorns ; The Master of Neuwied ; An accidental Michelangelo ; Slings and arrows ; Baby Hercules -- Part Seven: War and revolution. Center stage ; Cameo fever ; Russia's paradise ; Betrayals ; French madness ; Curtain call -- Part Eight: Reaction. Tears and despair ; A ticking clock ; Warsaw's ours ; Catherine's library ; Queen of the world ; Joined in death -- Part Nine. Legacy. A son's revenge ; Art-loving grandsons ; The end of the line ; Raiding the Hermitage ; Preservation
- Control code
- ocn944958990
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 466 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781605989723
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- chiefly color illustrations
Subject
- Art -- Russia (Federation) | Saint Petersburg
- Art patronage
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Catherine, II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
- Catherine, II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
- Catherine, II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Art patronage
- Empresses
- Empresses -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography
- 1762-1796
- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
- History
- Russia
- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg
- Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796
- Empresses -- Russia -- Biography
- Art
Genre
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