The Petrine revolution in Russian imagery
By: James Cracraft.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 375
Subjects: Peter I, Emperor of Russia, 1672-1725.; Art, Russian -- 17th century.; Art, Russian -- 18th century.
Description: The Petrine Revolution in Russian Imagery is the second volume of James Cracraft's comprehensive study of the cultural revolution engineered in Russia by Peter the Great. Throughout the study, Cracraft explores how medieval Muscovy became modern Russia, and situates the Petrine revolution in Russian visual and verbal culture in its wider political, economic, and social settings.

In this second volume, Cracraft considers the impact of Peter's intensive program of Europeanization on the visual arts, and shows how modern forms of imagery come into being in Russia along with allied techniques of image-making.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-366) and index.