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Statuette
of Peter the Great, St. Petersburg, 1896-1903, Firm of Carl Fabergé Workmaster:
Mikhail Perkhin Gold, emerald,
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Box
with Catherine as Minerva, Paris, 1781-1782 Gold, verre eglomisé,
11.17.1-2
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Ice
cup from the Cameo Service,Sèvres, 1778/1779, Soft-paste porcelain,
24.64
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Chalice,
St. Petersburg, 1791, Iver Windfeldt Buch Gold, diamonds, chalcedony,
bloodstone, nephrite, carnelian, cast glass,
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Vestment
for Clergy Serving at the Coronation of Nicholas II in 1896, Moscow,
Russia; 1896,
A. & V. Sapozhnikov Silk, cotton, gold-wrapped thread, silver-wrapped thread,
silver-gilt or brass sequins 44.2 |
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View
of the Alexander Column on Palace Square looking towards the General
Staff Headquarters Russia, after 1834,
Artist unknown, Engraving,
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Figure
of Marquise Moscow, ca.1905, Stroganov School (attr.), Ceramicist
K. P. Trofimov, Faience ,
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The telling of St. Petersburg's story does not end in the Myths of St.
Petersburg exhibition! The mansion brims with objects that illustrate
facets of city's evolving identity, most notably how western European
traditions influenced Russian culture in the 18th and 19th centuries.
One example is the portrait of Peter the Great that hangs in the entry
hall. Peter's clean-shaven face and classical armor reflect his
exposure to European culture and preference for presenting himself in
the manner of the great western rulers.
Other examples are found in the icon room. Objects made by the firm of
Fabergé, such as the pink imperial Easter egg, reveal the European
styles favored by Russia's last imperial ruler, Nicholas II, and his
wife Alexandra in their private life. This private taste for 18th
century European luxury items contrasts with their projected public
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