WOMEN ARTISTS

Catherine the Great's audacious power grab in 1762 marked a watershed in Russian history. During a momentous thirty-four-year reign, her intellectual curiosity and strategic vision led to vast imperial expansion, cultural advancement, and civic, educational, and social reform. In this pioneering book, Rosalind Blakesley reveals the remarkable role women artists played in the empress's pursuit of these ambitions, and the way in which their work for a glittering array of Russian patrons extended artistic practice and enriched cultural l...[Read more]