Mansion Magnificent Mansions - The Hermitage - Museum The State Hermitage Museum is one of the largest museums in the world. It includes over 3 million exhibits. Its foundation dates back to 1764, when Catherine the Great purchased a big collection of Western European paintings.
Mansion Magnificent Mansions - Catherine Palace On the outskirts of St Petersburg is Catherine Palace. Named after Catherine I, commissioned by her husband Peter the Great, in 1717. Their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, chose Catherine Palace as her chief summer residence.
Mansion Magnificent Mansions - Peterhof On the outskirts of St Petersburg, Peterhof was the favourite residence of Peter the Great. It consists of a set of palaces and gardens that until 1917 was home to the Tzars. They are known as the Russian Versailles and are an UNESCO World Heritage site. Image
Mansion Magnificent Mansions – Yusupov Palace St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire from its foundation in 1703 until 1918, the year in which Moscow became the capital. One of the most famous palaces is Yusupov Palace – home of an important aristocratic family in imperial Russia.
Mixed Media The gentle art of paper quilling - re-imagined by Yulia Brodskaya Today we look at the paper art of Quilling, from the simple decorative designs through to the compelling, powerful portraits of Russian artist Yulia Brodskaya. Image: Yulia Brodskaya.
Sculpture Anna Semyonovna Golubkina's Exhibition 1914-1915 Showcasing some of the sculptures created by Russian artist Anna Semyonovna Golubkina who held her own exhibition in the winter of 1914-1915 to raise money for the wounded soldiers. Image: tretyakovgallery.ru
Exhibition A Taste of The Hermitage - Downunder A little taste of The Hermitage at the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney during early 2019 - Masters of Modern Art from the Hermitage. Image credit: Adapted from the poster for the exhibtion - Art Gallery of NSW February 2019.
Photography Taking a flight over St Petersburg Enjoying some amazing photographs of St Petersburg plus giving you the opportunity to design you own photographic journey through the galleries of AirPano.com.
Art Nouveau Past Posts No 21 October 2018: Art Nouveau Our Past Posts of 2018 continue to focus on the glorious Art Nouveau period which brought stunning designs in the decorative arts, architecture, furniture. Image: Interior Ryabushinsky Mansion (sites.google.com)
Seascapes Friday's Feature: The Ninth Wave I want Friday to be the day we show you just one Creative Feature for you to think about. It might be a sculpture, a painting, an installation, a cartoon, a photograph, a building. Today The Ninth Wave by Ivan Aivazovsky.
Statues Tiny Statues in Cities around the World Chizhik-Pyzhik, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Georgian sculptor Rezo Gabriadze created the piece in 1994 Dwarfs, Wrocław, Poland. A nod to Orange Alternative, an underground anti-Communism group The Two Mice Eating Cheese, London. located on upper façade Philpot Lane and Eastcheap in London
Exhibition Savouring the Modern Masters from The Hermitage Masters of modern art from the Hermitage presents a magnificent selection of works from the towering figures of modern art at the Art Gallery of NSW. Featured are the works of: Monet, Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, Gauguin, Kandinsky, Pissarro. Image: wassilykandinsky.net
Buildings and Structures Art Nouveau Buildings in Russia Russie has many Art Nouveau buildings and those designed by Schechtel are among the most beautiful. Showcasing: Ryabushinsky Mansion (Image: sites.google.com), Yaroslavsky Rail Terminal, Levenson Printshop and more.
