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The tiara in the form of a kokoshnik was ordered by Emperor Nicholas I for his wife Alexander

Art History

Jewelry of Russian Empresses

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 by Allrus Allrus

Tiaras, parure sets, brooches, luxurious bracelets, pearls and more pearls – what the Romanov spouses wore As is well known, most of the Russian empresses were German princesses in their…

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Teapot and sugar bowl made of gilded silver with enamel, height 12.5 cm, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1908–1917.

Art History

Russian silver teapots of the 19th-20th centuries

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 by Allrus Allrus

Moscow in the 19th century was the largest center for the production of silverware in Russia. In addition to such large productions as the factories of Ovchinnikov, Khlebnikov, the Galkin…

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Portraits of Russian beauties. Paintings by Konstantin Makovsky.

Art History

Portraits of Russian beauties

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 by Allrus Allrus

Portraits of Russian beauties were created by great artists and took a significant place both in the history of Russian painting and in the halls of famous museums around the…

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Old Batashev samovar

Art

Batashev samovar

May 3, 2022 by Allrus Allrus

In the 19th century, samovar business turned out to be one of the most profitable. Several brands have emerged that have become market leaders. One of the most famous brands…

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Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich

Art

Parsuna – Russian ceremonial portrait of the pre-Petrine era

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 by Allrus Allrus

Parsuna is a trend in Russian portraiture of the middle and second half of the 17th century. The name of the term comes from the Latin word persona (person or…

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Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky. Painting Between classes, 1903

Art

Painting Between classes by Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky

October 11, 2021 by Allrus Allrus

“Between Classes” is a painting by the remarkable Russian artist Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky from a series of works dedicated to the images of peasant children, sincere in their friendship, desire…

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