Dining with the Tsars [catalogue for the Exhibition Dining with the Tsars. Fragile Beauty from the Hermitage, from 6 September 2014 to 1 March 2015, organised by the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg and the Hermitage Amsterdam]
The Hermitage Amsterdam’s fifth anniversary exhibition 'Dining with the Tsars'. Fragile beauty from the Hermitage opens on 6 September 2014. Eight magnificent porcelain and creamware services from the collection of the Hermitage in St Petersburg will be exhibited in a setting that...
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The Hermitage Amsterdam’s fifth anniversary exhibition 'Dining with the Tsars'. Fragile beauty from the Hermitage opens on 6 September 2014. Eight magnificent porcelain and creamware services from the collection of the Hermitage in St Petersburg will be exhibited in a setting that conveys what the balls and banquets of the Tsar’s court were like. Visitors will imagine they are guests, in possession of a coveted imperial invitation, climbing the steps of the Winter Palace, reviewing the rules of etiquette and preparing for a festive occasion. Finally they enter the main hall where the fine porcelain dinnerware is set out in a festive display.0The exquisite porcelain services, comprising no less than 1,034 pieces, exhibited on authentically laid tables with decorative centrepieces, reveal the enchanting grandeur of the Tsars’ banquets. The exhibition tells the story of the lavish ball and banqueting culture that reached its zenith under the reign (1762-1796) of Catherine the Great, Queen of Feasts, when hundreds of dishes would be served at a single banquet and thousands of guests attended the balls. The last tsar, Nicholas II (ruled 1894–1917) and his wife Alexandra, who organised the largest balls but were only present for as briefly as possible. With their abdication, the ball and banqueting customs that had once captured the imagination of all the courts of Europe came to an end.0Exhibition: Hermitage Amsterdam, the Netherlands (6.9.2014-1.3.2015) |
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| Beschreibung: | Beilage u.d.T.: Dining with the Tsars - Joris Bijdendijk Includes bibliographical references. - Beilage u.d.T.: Dining with the Tsars - Joris Bijdendijk. - Beilage enthält Rezepte von Joris Bijdendijk |
| Beschreibung: | 159 S zahlr. Ill 28 cm. 1 Beil (23 S.) |
| ISBN: | 9789078653486 978-90-78653-48-6 9789078653493 978-90-78653-49-3 9078653493 90-78653-49-3 |