The empress of art

By Susan Jaques

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

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.