The art and architecture of Russia
Series: Pelican history of art -- Z6
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1954
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Architecture; Russian Art; Arte (Russia); Kunst; History
Description: This revised and updated history confines itself to Russia west of the Urals, the Russia whose artistic beginnings lay in the response of a newly settled people to the impact of Christianity and the Byzantine Empire. In the first centuries the arts flourished and developed in the independent states and principalities, but gradually native schools in centers like Novgorod and Kiev gave way to centralization based on Moscow. From the emergence of Russia under Peter the Great until the late 19th century, specifically Russian qualities gave way to Western European inspiration and advice. However, as the 19th century developed, there was a reaction from foreign domination and this led to the rediscovery of native traditions.
Notes: "General bibliography": p. 295-299.

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