Author: Debra Dean
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060825308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In this sublime debut novel, set amid the horrors of the siege of Leningrad in World War II, a gifted writer explores the power of memory to save . . . and betray.
The Madonnas of Leningrad
Author: Debra Dean
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060825308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In this sublime debut novel, set amid the horrors of the siege of Leningrad in World War II, a gifted writer explores the power of memory to save . . . and betray.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060825308
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
In this sublime debut novel, set amid the horrors of the siege of Leningrad in World War II, a gifted writer explores the power of memory to save . . . and betray.
The Hermitage, Leningrad
Author: Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Girl from the Hermitage
Author: Molly Gartland
Publisher: Eye & Lightning Books
ISBN: 1785631896
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Galina was born into a world of horrors. So why does she mourn its passing? SHORTLISTED: Impress Prize LONGLISTED: Bath Novel Award LONGLISTED: Grindstone Novel Award It is December 1941, and eight-year-old Galina and her friend Vera are caught in the siege of Leningrad, eating soup made of wallpaper, with the occasional luxury of a dead rat. Galina's artist father Mikhail has been kept away from the front to help save the treasures of the Hermitage. Its cellars could now provide a safe haven, provided Mikhail can navigate the perils of a portrait commission from one of Stalin's colonels. Nearly forty years later, Galina herself is a teacher at the Leningrad Art Institute. What ought to be a celebratory weekend at her forest dacha turns sour when she makes an unwelcome discovery. The painting she embarks upon that day will hold a grim significance for the rest of her life, as the old Soviet Union makes way for the new Russia and Galina's familiar world changes out of all recognition. Warm, wise and utterly enthralling, Molly Gartland's debut novel guides us from the old communist world, with its obvious terrors and its more surprising comforts, into the glitz and bling of 21st-century St Petersburg. Galina's story is at once a compelling page-turner and an insightful meditation on ageing and nostalgia. 'A beautifully written book that takes you right into the characters' world. Highly recommended' LUCINDA HAWKSLEY
Publisher: Eye & Lightning Books
ISBN: 1785631896
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Galina was born into a world of horrors. So why does she mourn its passing? SHORTLISTED: Impress Prize LONGLISTED: Bath Novel Award LONGLISTED: Grindstone Novel Award It is December 1941, and eight-year-old Galina and her friend Vera are caught in the siege of Leningrad, eating soup made of wallpaper, with the occasional luxury of a dead rat. Galina's artist father Mikhail has been kept away from the front to help save the treasures of the Hermitage. Its cellars could now provide a safe haven, provided Mikhail can navigate the perils of a portrait commission from one of Stalin's colonels. Nearly forty years later, Galina herself is a teacher at the Leningrad Art Institute. What ought to be a celebratory weekend at her forest dacha turns sour when she makes an unwelcome discovery. The painting she embarks upon that day will hold a grim significance for the rest of her life, as the old Soviet Union makes way for the new Russia and Galina's familiar world changes out of all recognition. Warm, wise and utterly enthralling, Molly Gartland's debut novel guides us from the old communist world, with its obvious terrors and its more surprising comforts, into the glitz and bling of 21st-century St Petersburg. Galina's story is at once a compelling page-turner and an insightful meditation on ageing and nostalgia. 'A beautifully written book that takes you right into the characters' world. Highly recommended' LUCINDA HAWKSLEY
The Ordeal of the Hermitage
Author: Sergeĭ Petrovich Varshavskiĭ
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Hermitage, Leningrad
Author: Tatʹi︠a︡na Arapova
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A selection of the treasures from the Hermitage in Russia along with critical commentary. -- Dust jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A selection of the treasures from the Hermitage in Russia along with critical commentary. -- Dust jacket.
Manifesta 10
Author: Kasper König
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783863355661
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published on the occasion of Manifesta 10, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg, Russia, this illustrated volume collects artworks, concepts, and essays that invite the reader to explore the possibilities of contemporary art in deeply historical settings. For the first time, Manifesta is hosted by a museum, uniting the State Heritage Museum's 250th anniversary and Manifesta's twentieth anniversary as a nomadic biennial. This book, which is structured like a classic catologue, reflects the intuitive and playful nature of Kasper Konig's exhibition. Contemporary art stands alongside the historical and cultural heritage of the Hermitage, and many projects create a unique homage to it and to the city of St. Petersburg. New works claim their place in ways that are often subtle and surprising, inviting viewers and readers to grapple with the endless ways in which contemporary art questions, complements, or even dovetails with tradition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783863355661
Category : Art, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Published on the occasion of Manifesta 10, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art in St. Petersburg, Russia, this illustrated volume collects artworks, concepts, and essays that invite the reader to explore the possibilities of contemporary art in deeply historical settings. For the first time, Manifesta is hosted by a museum, uniting the State Heritage Museum's 250th anniversary and Manifesta's twentieth anniversary as a nomadic biennial. This book, which is structured like a classic catologue, reflects the intuitive and playful nature of Kasper Konig's exhibition. Contemporary art stands alongside the historical and cultural heritage of the Hermitage, and many projects create a unique homage to it and to the city of St. Petersburg. New works claim their place in ways that are often subtle and surprising, inviting viewers and readers to grapple with the endless ways in which contemporary art questions, complements, or even dovetails with tradition.
Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Hermitage
Author: Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 087099509X
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from March 26, 1988 to June 5, 1988, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, from Jul. 9, 1988, to Sept. 18, 1988./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-134).
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 087099509X
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from March 26, 1988 to June 5, 1988, and at the Art Institute of Chicago, from Jul. 9, 1988, to Sept. 18, 1988./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-134).
Treasures of the Hermitage Museum
Author: Five Mile Press Staff
Publisher: Five Mile Press
ISBN: 9781742114064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Celebrates one of the world's finest art collections, the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia that boasts masterpieces by da Vinci and Monet as well as many uniquely Russian items, such as glorious Faberge pieces. This book features four 96-piece jigsaws.
Publisher: Five Mile Press
ISBN: 9781742114064
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Celebrates one of the world's finest art collections, the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia that boasts masterpieces by da Vinci and Monet as well as many uniquely Russian items, such as glorious Faberge pieces. This book features four 96-piece jigsaws.
The Hermitage Cats
Author: Nikolay Gol
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785912084041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This publication is aimed at animal-lovers in general and especially those who are fond of cats. The book gives a wide-ranging and detailed presentation of the "feline" exhibits in the Hermitage: Ancient Egyptian bronze, mediaeval European painting, Chinese and Japanese graphic art, Russian lubok prints of the 18th to 20th centuries, cats in the form of fans, toys and much more. The book also contains a unique account of the history of the real-life Hermitage cats that have been employed in the service of the museum for over 260 years.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9785912084041
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This publication is aimed at animal-lovers in general and especially those who are fond of cats. The book gives a wide-ranging and detailed presentation of the "feline" exhibits in the Hermitage: Ancient Egyptian bronze, mediaeval European painting, Chinese and Japanese graphic art, Russian lubok prints of the 18th to 20th centuries, cats in the form of fans, toys and much more. The book also contains a unique account of the history of the real-life Hermitage cats that have been employed in the service of the museum for over 260 years.
Impressionism and Post-impressionism
Author: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publisher: Highlights from the Philadelph
ISBN: 9780876332894
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The impressionist's eye, Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 16-August 18, 2019"--Colophon.
Publisher: Highlights from the Philadelph
ISBN: 9780876332894
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The impressionist's eye, Philadelphia Museum of Art, April 16-August 18, 2019"--Colophon.