Stephano Torelli’s "Coronation portrait of Catherine II": crowns as a visual formula of the lands of the Russian empire

Torelli previously worked for the elector of Saxony and king of Poland, some of whose portraits incorporate two crowns. Another important factor seems to be the fact that such iconography gained popularity with Catherine’s senior peer Maria Theresia.

Рубрика Культура и искусство
Предмет Art
Вид статья
Язык английский
Прислал(а) E.A. Skvortcova
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