Research Catalog
Russia and the arts : the age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky
- Title
- Russia and the arts : the age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky / Rosalind P. Blakesley.
- Author
- Blakesley, Rosalind P. (Rosalind Polly)
- Publication
- London : The National Portrait Gallery 2016.
- ©2016
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- Description
- 176 pages : color illustrations, portraits; 29 cm
- Summary
- This book explores the history of Russian portraiture between 1872 and 1914 with reference to a variety of important works held by the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. This national collection was founded in 1856 by Pavel Tretyakov, who took a keen interest in portraiture and set outto create a pantheon of famous Russians by commissioning portraits of prominent thinkers, writers, scientists, artists, actors, composers and musicians by the most outstanding painters of the day.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- "Published [catalog] to accompany the exhibition 'Russia and the arts: the age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky' at the Nation Portrait Gallery, London, from 17 March to 26 June 2016."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 164-165) and index.
- Contents
- Forewords -- 1. From humble origins to favour at court -- 2. A coming of age -- 3. The quest for Russian distinction -- 4. Engaging with modernism -- 5. A country in Crisis -- The portrait gallery of Pavel Tretyakov / Tatiana Karpova -- The State Tretyakov Gallery -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Picture credits -- Index.
- Call Number
- JQG 16-339
- ISBN
- 9781855145375
- 1855145375
- OCLC
- 917376398
- Author
- Blakesley, Rosalind P. (Rosalind Polly), author.
- Title
- Russia and the arts : the age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky / Rosalind P. Blakesley.
- Publisher
- London : The National Portrait Gallery 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 164-165) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Added Author
- Karpova, Tatʹi︠a︡na, author.National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), host institution.Gosudarstvennai︠a︡ Tretʹi︠a︡kovskai︠a︡ galerei︠a︡, sponsoring body.
- Research Call Number
- JQG 16-339