Treasures of Catherine the Great
London: Hermitage Development Trust, 2000. Paperback. Color-illus. wraps with gold lettering on green spine. 255 pp. with color images throughout. NF with unbroken spine, clean and tight. Last name of former owner (curator of Russian art) on half-title. Item #146379
ISBN: 0953949702
Catalogue from the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London, from November 2000 to September 2001. A very well-organized catalogue with forewords by Piotrovski and Lord Rothschild, and introductory about Catherine the Empress of Russia, by Piotrovski, a reference guide and historical outline and the "tour" of the exhibition arranged as it was laid out in Somerset House - by gallery/type of treasure (art). Each main section includes a preliminary essay by an expert on that specialty: cameos, antiquities, arts and crafts, China and Chinoiserie. The paintings in the catalogue primarily are portraits. Most of the items are in the Decorative Arts category.
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