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Women Artists in the Reign of Catherine the Great

English

By (author): Rosalind P. Blakesley

Catherine the Greats 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 empresss imperial designs. 

Catherines 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 Vigée Le Brun found in Russia safe refuge from the horrors of revolutionary France. Just as important were Catherines 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 Catherines troubled son Paul, sculpted cameos which the empress sent to distinguished correspondents abroad. With stories of extraordinary artistic endeavour intertwined with the intrigue of Catherines personal life, Women Artists in the Reign of Catherine the Great uncovers the impact of these and other artists at one of Europes most elaborate courts. 

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  • Dimensions: 190 x 250mm
  • Publication Date: 27 Jan 2023
  • Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781848225459

About Rosalind P. Blakesley

Rosalind P. Blakesley a prize-winning writer and academic is Professor of Russian and European Art and a Fellow of Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge. A Trustee of the V&A and Syndic of the Fitzwilliam Museum she has authored books including The Russian Canvas (Yale University Press 2016) and The Arts and Crafts Movement (Phaidon Press 2006) and curated exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery London and the National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington DC.

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