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03393aam a2200481Ii 4500 001 FCD8F6BE007311E6AF84DEC2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160412010115 008 160317s2016 nyua b 001 0beng d 010 $a bl2016005229 020 $a 160598972X 020 $a 9781605989723 040 $a JAI $c JAI $d OCO $d CGP $d ZHB $d FM0 $d FXM $d YDXCP $d rs040416 $d SKYRV $e rda $d SILO 050 4 $a DK170 $b .J37 2016 082 04 $a 947/.063092 $2 23 100 1 $a Jaques, Susan, $e author. 245 14 $a The empress of art : $b Catherine the Great and the transformation of Russia / $c Susan Jaques. 250 $a First Pegasus Books cloth edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Pegasus Books, $c 2016. 300 $a xiv, 466 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations (some color), photographs ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-447) and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a 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. 600 00 $a Catherine $b II, $c Empress of Russia, $d 1729-1796. 600 00 $a Catherine $b II, $c Empress of Russia, $d 1729-1796 $x Art patronage. 610 20 $a GosudarstvennyiÌ EÌrmitazh (Russia) 650 0 $a Empresses $z Russia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Art $z Saint Petersburg. $z Saint Petersburg. 651 0 $a Russia $x History $y Catherine II, 1762-1796. 941 $a 12 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417013639.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204082832.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110064740.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214014111.0 952 $l CHPB482 $d 20190122012520.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006095040.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20170802035846.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20170302014656.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20170302010042.0 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20170218010700.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20160524010856.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160412010630.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FCD8F6BE007311E6AF84DEC2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search