Drawing Room of Alexander I. Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo.
18th c Russian Baroque Architecture
Bartolomeo Francesco RASTRELLI (aka Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli)
(Paris, 1700 - April 1771, St. Petersburg)
1752-1756
18th c
Damask; Wood; Gilt; Ceramic
Baroque
Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo). Russia.
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The walls are covered in white damask and have carved and gilded wood decoration. A German ceramic tile stove stands in the corner. The view shows a portrait of Alexander I (1777-1825) by George Dawe, painted in 1825.
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RASTRELLI Bartolomeo Francesco | Catherine Palace at Tsarskoye Selo. Drawing Room of Alexander I. | 1752-1756 | Russian | Baroque