Русский ампир

Empire belongs to one of the most brilliant eras in the history of Russian artistic culture, which is rightly called the "golden age". The art of the Russian Empire included both high standards of the capital and the naivety of the creativity of provincial semi-professionals and amateurs. The Empire is the unique architectural ensembles of St. Petersburg and the majestic royal palaces in the suburbs of Northern Palmyra, the family estates of the Russian aristocracy in the vicinity of Moscow and the cozy noble mansions of the ancient Russian capital. With no less brilliance, the Russian Empire showed itself in all types of arts and crafts, especially in the creation of ceremonial palace interiors. The term "Empire style" originated in France with the coming to power of Emperor Napoleon. Soon, the Empire style, as the final stage of classicism, became the property of all of Europe. Its specific warlike and masculine connotation manifested itself in the artistic culture of Germany and Austria, Italy and the Scandinavian countries. But...