Geraldine Norman Livres

A very good clean crisp copy with art dealer's stamp to edges and endpapers in a very good dust jacket. First printing. Cloth. 4to. 240 pp. 32 color and 400 b/w illus. "A well-illustrated dictionary of approx. 700 painters, movements, and institutions of the 19th century. Entries on painters include biographical and critical information, honors and prizes, locations of works, and bibliography." Guide to the Literature of Art History.

Focusing on the Hermitage Museum's rich history, the book highlights the influential roles of its recent directors, father and son Boris and Mikhail Piotrovsky. Boris, who directed during the Cold War, ensured the museum's resilience amid political turmoil, while Mikhail has continued this legacy since 1992, enhancing the institution's global prominence. This beautifully illustrated tribute not only celebrates their leadership but also underscores the Hermitage as a vital emblem of Russian cultural heritage and contemporary artistic significance.

The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is perhaps the greatest museum in the world. It began as a showcase for the art treasures of the Tsars, and thus reflects their legendary extravagance—to say nothing of the romances, marriages, and murders that played a part in the creation and development of the collection in its early years. After it was nationalized by the Bolsheviks in 1917, the museum expanded to fill what had been the Winter Palace of the imperial family, and vast collections—confiscated from the nobility by revolutionary forces—became part of its holdings. The resulting collection is unparalleled in its scale and quality.             This book is the first full history of the Hermitage in any language. It tells the story of the museum’s inception and development, as well as of its unlikely survival through war, Communism, and economic strife. Packed with images from a staggering range of periods, artists, and styles, it will be the definitive statement on the Hermitage for decades to come.

Norman, Geraldine, Biedermeier Painting 1815-1848

80 gut reproduzierte und einfühlsam kommentierte Werke repräsentieren die Kunstzentren des Biedermeier im deutschsprachigen Raum und in Dänemark. Mit einer sachkundigen Einführung in die Kulturgeschichte der Epoche