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Author: Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovskiĭ Publisher: ISBN: 9780500975978 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 255
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This catalogue ties in with the exhibition of the same name, which will run from November 2000 to Septemper 2001, and marks the opening of the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London. Catherine the Great of Russia was one of the greatest and most astute art collectors of all time.
Author: Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovskiĭ Publisher: ISBN: 9780500975978 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 255
Book Description
This catalogue ties in with the exhibition of the same name, which will run from November 2000 to Septemper 2001, and marks the opening of the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London. Catherine the Great of Russia was one of the greatest and most astute art collectors of all time.
Author: Corinna Rossi Publisher: White Star Publishers ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 214
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Dating back to 324 AD, when a community of monks requested a chapel to be built on the spot where they believed the Burning Bush had stood, the monastery of St. Catherine has remained an oasis of peace for centuries. Today, it is a place of international pilgrimage, housing the most extensive collection of Greek Orthodox icons in the world. Granted unprecedented access to this holy site, photographer Araldo De Luca and author Corinna Rossi take readers inside the walls of this sacred place, revealing its peerless artistic, historical, and religious legacy through superb photographs and an authoritative text that incorporates the most recent research and discoveries. Presented in a handsome slipcase and featuring a preface by Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, the archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, this is a book to be cherished by art lovers and anyone interested in our historical and religious heritage.
Author: Catherine Palmer Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 9780842372305 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 358
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Dr. Fiona Thornton has committed her life to studying and trying to protect the elephants of Kenya. Rogan McCullough, a wealthy entrepreneur, offers Fiona generous financial support if she will allow him to bring tourists to her camp to see the elephants. Fiona balks at the idea, but when poachers threaten the beloved herd, she and Rogan must work together to protect them. In the process, both reach new depths of faith and discover an unforeseen love for each other.
Author: Kōnstantinos A. Manaphēs Publisher: Ekdotiki Athinon ISBN: 9789602131589 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 399
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The Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai has been characterized by scholars as the most celebrated of the world's monasteries, while in the conscience of the Orthodox peoples it was and remains the most revered and longed-for focus of pilgrimage after the Holy Places. In the course of the Monastery's fifteen centuries of uninterrupted life, and despite the great difficulties faced in the midst of alien peoples, not only has St. Catherine's managed to maintain the Orthodox faith intact and provide the Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate with pre-eminent figures of Asceticism, but it also secured special privileges from the Prophet Mohammed and, at a later date, from popes of Rome and leaders of both the East and West. The Monastery thus proved itself a great spiritual hearth of Hellenism, rendering the most distinguished service to monasticism, Orthodoxy, the Church and the Greek people. At the same time, the Monastery acquired international fame as a unique centre of Byzantine icon painting. Here the specialist may study the uninterrupted development of this art from the 6th century up till the present day. Furthermore, the Monastery also developed its own Sinaitic school of icon painting with its own stylistic techniques and 'Sinaitic' subject matter. Examples of this school's work are encountered not only in icons but also in illuminated manuscripts of the calligraphic and chrysographic workshop of the Monastery's world-famous Library. The Monastery of Sinai, moreover, surrounded as it is by the fortification walls built by its founder, the Emperor Justinian, and isolated in the inhospitable desert, was through the centuries a secure haven for invaluable works of art sent from all corners of the Earth as devout offerings of the faithful. Byzantine, Post-Byzantine and Modern Greek works representing all types of ecclesiastical art make up the artistic treasures of the Monastery.
Author: Catherine Kean Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781544128092 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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The moment widowed Lady Faye Rivellaux sees the tall, commanding warrior riding toward her, she senses the danger in him- a powerful sensuality that she has never experienced before, especially not in her marriage bed. Fighting her unexpected desire, she clings to her promise to rescue the kidnapped child she loves as her own. When he demands a ransom she cannot meet, she offers her one last hope: a gold cup. Former crusading knight Brant Meslarches never expected the widow he was ordered to meet to be a tempting beauty. Nor did he expect to see such a chalice. Worth a small fortune, it's proof that a lost treasure of the legendary Celtic King Arthur does exist-as Brant's murdered brother believed. Of all things, the lady has offered Brant the one means to redeem his terrible past. He makes her a deal: he will help her find the little girl, if she will help him locate the treasure. Faye is uneasy about an alliance with the handsome, scarred rogue, especially when he stirs up strong yearnings within her. Yet, she has no other way to find the child. Risking all, Faye joins Brant's quest, and as the passion they've both denied flares between them, they find a treasure worth more than gold. Awards for My Lady's Treasure: * Reviewer's Choice Award, Love Romances * Winner, Historical Category, Southern Magic RWA's 2008 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence * Finalist, Romance Category, 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
Author: Emmanuel Ducamp Publisher: ISBN: 9780500516478 Category : Palaces Languages : en Pages : 0
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Specially commissioned photographs by Marc Walter and fascinating archive images capture a bygone age of Romanov splendor that will captivate art lovers and historians alike
Author: Nikolay Gol Publisher: ISBN: 9785912084041 Category : Languages : en Pages : 106
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This publication is aimed at animal-lovers in general and especially those who are fond of cats. The book gives a wide-ranging and detailed presentation of the "feline" exhibits in the Hermitage: Ancient Egyptian bronze, mediaeval European painting, Chinese and Japanese graphic art, Russian lubok prints of the 18th to 20th centuries, cats in the form of fans, toys and much more. The book also contains a unique account of the history of the real-life Hermitage cats that have been employed in the service of the museum for over 260 years.
Author: Susan Jaques Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1681771144 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 655
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A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian prince, Catherine mobilized support amongst the Russian nobles, playing off of her husband's increasing corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the palace, and herself crowned the Empress of Russia. Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was a self-proclaimed "glutton for art" and she would be responsible for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in the world, second only to the Louvre. Catherine also spearheaded the further expansion of St. Petersburg, and the magnificent architectural wonder the city became is largely her doing. There are few women in history more fascinating than Catherine the Great, and for the first time, Susan Jaques brings her to life through the prism of art.
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