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Russia, Rome and the tricky business of disaster painting
12/2018 | 1389 | 160
Pages: 996-1005
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Author:
Blakesley, Rosalind P. (Blakesley, Rosalind P.)
Subjects
art literature:
Gogol, Nikolay / Pushkin, Alexander
artists:
Kiprensky, Orest / Bryullov, Karl / Martin, John, 1789-1854 / Basin, Petr / Gagarin, Grigory / Bruni, Fyodor / Markov, Aleksei / Raev, Vasily / Surikov, Vasily / Repin, Ilya
dates:
1800-1849 / 1830-1839 / 1840-1849
media:
Paintings / Drawings / Sketches
museums and institutions:
Russian Academy of Arts, Saint Petersburg, Russia
patrons:
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
places:
Russia / Saint Petersburg / Italy / Rome
subjects:
Russian painting / Russian School / History paintings / Genre paintings / Landscapes (visual works) / Style / Academic art / Neo-classicism / Sublime / Natural disasters / Earthquakes / Portraits / Influence / Formal analysis / Nationalism / Travel / Grand tours / Academies / Study and teaching / Students / Salons (art exhibitions) / Commissions / Patronage / Awards / Critical Reception / Iconography / Christian iconography
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Last day of Pompeii, by Karl Bryullov. 1830–33. Canvas, 456.5 by 651 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
10. Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan. 16th November 1581, by Ilya Repin. 1885. Canvas, 199.5 by 254 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
2. Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum, by John Martin. 1822. Canvas, 161.6 by 253 cm. (Tate, London).
Attributed works:
3. Earthquake in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, by Petr Basin. 1830. Canvas, 84 by 99 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
4. Sketch for ‘Genseric’s invasion of Rome’, by Karl Bryullov. 1835–36. Canvas, 88 by 117.9 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
5. Siege of Pskov by King Stefan Batory of Poland in 1581, by Karl Bryullov. 1839–43. Canvas, 482 by 675 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
6. Death of Camilla, sister of Horatius, by Fedor Bruni. 1824. Canvas, 350 by 526.5 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
7. The brazen serpent, by Fedor Bruni. 1834–41. Canvas, 565 by 852 cm. (State Russian Museum, St Petersburg).
Attributed works:
8. Sketch for ‘St Eustace Placidus in the Colosseum’, by Aleksei Markov. 1836–42. Canvas, 98 by 136.5 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Attributed works:
9. Morning of the execution of the Streltsy, by Vasily Surikov. 1881. Canvas, 218 by 375 cm. (State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
Book Review
The Arts and Crafts Movement
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 417
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Reviewer:
Brockington, Grace (Brockington, Grace)
Subjects
places:
Europe / Russia
print:
Arts and Crafts movement
subjects:
Arts and Crafts movement / Socialism / Social history
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Arts and Crafts Movement | author: Blakesley, Rosalind P.