| Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition |
| Description |
xiv, 466 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-447) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796.
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Art patronage.
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Empresses -- Russia -- Biography.
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Russia -- History -- Catherine II, 1762-1796.
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Art -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg.
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Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
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| ISBN |
9781605989723 (hardcover) |
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160598972X (hardcover) |
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