The Empress of Art : Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia (圖書, 2016) [Texas Group Catalog]
跳至内容
The Empress of Art : Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia

The Empress of Art : Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia

作者: Susan Jaques
出版商: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, [2016] ©2016
版本/格式:   打印圖書 : 傳記 : 英語 : First Pegasus books cloth edition所有版本和格式的總覽
提要:
"An art-oriented biography of the mighty Catherine the Great, who rose from seemingly innocuous beginnings to become one of the most powerful people in the world. 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  再讀一些...
獲取此資料的線上副本... 獲取此資料的線上副本...

在圖書館查詢

正在搜尋資料的館藏地以及館藏狀態... 正在搜尋資料的館藏地以及館藏狀態...
在許多圖書館館藏裏查詢

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; 正在查詢有此資料的圖書館...

詳細書目

類型/形式: Biography
Biographies
History
提及的人: Catherine, Empress of Russia; Catherine, Empress of Russia; Ekaterina II.; Catherine, Empress of Russia; Katharina, Russland Zarin; Catherine, Empress of Russia; Catherine, Empress of Russia
資料類型: 傳記
文件類型 圖書
所有的作者/貢獻者: Susan Jaques
ISBN: 9781605989723 160598972X
OCLC系統控制編碼: 944958990
描述: xiv, 466 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
内容: Part One: Extreme Makeover. This Heavy Thing ; The Brightest Star of the North ; The Ambrosia of Asia ; Collecting Debut ; Building Frenzy ; My Falcon, My Golden Pheasant --
Part Two: Russia is a European Nation. A Monument to Peter and to You ; Make Peace with Your Enemy ; My Prodigal Son ; The Saxon Richelieu ; The Earth and Sea Trembled --
Part Three: War and Love. Queen of Feasts ; Dressed to "Empress" ; Peace Offerings ; Crozat the Poor ; The Coachman of Europe ; Tiger in the Forest --
Part Four: Peace and Prosperity. Sleepless Nights ; Anglomania ; A Crowd and Not a City ; Breaking the Mold ; Brother Gu ; Cateau and the Hermit of Ferney --
Part Five: A Second Rome. Cat and Mouse ; Raphaelism ; Sashenka ; Palladio's Shadow ; The Greek Project --
Part Six: Empire Building. Mother of the Fatherland ; A Rose without Thorns ; The Master of Neuwied ; An Accidental Michelangelo ; Slings and Arrows ; Baby Hercules --
Part Seven: War and Revolution. Center Stage ; Cameo Fever ; Russia's Paradise ; Betrayals ; French Madness ; Curtain Call --
Part Eight: Reaction. Tears and Despair ; A Ticking Clock ; Warsaw's Ours ; Catherine's Library ; Queen of the World ; Joined in Death --
Part Nine. Legacy. A Son's Revenge ; Art-Loving Grandsons ; The End of the Line ; Raiding the Hermitage ; Preservation.
責任: Susan Jaques.

摘要:

Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible for amassing one of the most awe-inspiring collections of art in the world and turning St. Petersburg in to a world wonder.  The  再讀一些...
正在擷取有關此資料的註釋 正在擷取有關此資料的註釋

評論

社評

出版商概要

“A well-researched biography. The author provides a unique perspective on the woman who "transformed Russia from a northern backwater to global superpower." An intriguing biography of a ruler whose 再讀一些...

 

確認申請

你可能已經申請過這份資料。若還是想申請,請選確認。

關閉視窗

請登入WorldCat 

没有帳號嗎?你可很容易的 建立免費的帳號.