Live & Virtual - Russia’s Artistic Journey - From Paris to St Petersburg
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Until the beginning of the eighteenth century, Russia was a country of icons and folk art which looked decidedly towards Asia. All that changed when Peter the Great became the first Russian Tsar to travel abroad, commissioning the first state portrait in a Western style. He went on to found St. Petersburg in 1703 as his "window on Europe", and opened the floodgates to foreign architects, artists and craftsmen. This illustrated lecture focuses on his achievement, and on how Anna, Elizabeth and Catherine, the three great empresses of the eighteenth century, brought Western painting, sculpture, ballet and opera to St. Petersburg.
Dr Rosamund Bartlett, Cultural Historian
Organiser Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution
Organiser of Live & Virtual - Russia’s Artistic Journey - From Paris to St Petersburg
The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution is an independent treasure existing for the promotion of Science, Literature and Art in the City of Bath and surrounding areas.
BRLSI is non profit making and provides world class lectures for as little as £2.00 a ticket. BRLSI provide a community hub and maintain a rich geographical and ethnological collection of world renown and importance.
BRLSI champions Heritage projects out in the wider community and host visiting art exhibitions.
