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03841aam a2200445 i 4500 001 F67D5A5256B111EEB3013A8641ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230919010045 008 221102t20232023enkac b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1848225458 020 $a 9781848225459 035 $a (OCoLC)1351696335 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCF $d QGJ $d YDX $d TXKAM $d AVA $d UKTTE $d IaU $d SILO 043 $a e-ur--- $a e-ur--- 050 4 $a N8354 $b .B53 2023 080 $a 7.071-055.2 BLA 082 04 $a 709.252 $2 23 100 1 $a Blakesley, Rosalind P. $q (Rosalind Polly), $e author. $4 aut $1 https://isni.org/isni/0000000117704141 245 10 $a Women artists in the reign of Catherine the Great / $c Rosalind P. Blakesley. 264 1 $a London : $b Lund Humphries, $c 2023. 300 $a 152 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; $c 26 cm 490 1 $a Northern lights 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-145) and index. 505 00 $g Index $g Chapter 1. $t The Triumphant Refugee -- $g Chapter 2. $t Catherine Enthroned -- $g Chapter 3. $t The Academy and the Hermitage -- $g Chapter 4. $t A Parisian Find -- $g Chapter 5. $t The Chisel and the Mallet -- $g Chapter 6. $t Unexpected Treasures -- $g Chapter 7. $t The Doyenne of Rome -- $g Chapter 8. $t An Artist in the Family -- $g Chapter 9. $t The Triumphant Refugee -- $g Epilogue -- $g Acknowledgements -- $g List of Illustrations -- $g Bibliography -- $g Index 520 $a "Catherine the Great's 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 empress's imperial designs. Catherine's 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 Catherine's 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 Catherine's troubled son Paul, sculpted cameos which the empress sent to distinguished correspondents abroad. With stories of extraordinary artistic endeavour intertwined with the intrigue of Catherine's personal life, Women Artists in the Reign of Catherine the Great uncovers the impact of these and other artists at one of Europe's most elaborate courts."-- $c Publisher's website. 600 00 $a Catherine $b II, $c Empress of Russia, $d 1729-1796 $x Art collections. 650 0 $a Women artists $z Europe $x History. 650 0 $a Women artists $z Russia $x History. 650 0 $a Art, European $x History $z Russia $x History $y 18th century. 600 07 $a Catherine $b II, $c Empress of Russia, $d 1729-1796. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00053521 650 7 $a Art $x Private collections. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815314 650 7 $a Women artists. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01177159 651 7 $a Europe. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01245064 651 7 $a Russia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01207312 648 7 $a 1700-1799 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Northern lights (London, England) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117032600.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F67D5A5256B111EEB3013A8641ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search