The empress of art

By Susan Jaques

Subjects: Catherine ii, empress of russia, 1729-1796, Art, Empresses, Biography, Russia (federation), biography, Kings and rulers, Art, russian, Art patronage, Russia (federation), history, Gosudarstvennyi ermitazh (russia), Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia), History

Description: Traces the remarkable history of Catherine the Great's influential art collection and creation of the Hermitage, discussing how her cultural goals were part of a long-term plan to modernize and westernize Russia.