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Title	Small Hermitage
View	Interior, showing stair at the west end of Pavilion Hall
Work Type	buildings houses official residences palaces
Style/Period	Eighteenth century Neoclassical
Creator Name	Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Creator Nationality	Russian
Contributors to Project	Stakenschneider, Andrei Ivanovich, 1802-1865; Vallin de la Mothe, Jean-Baptiste Michel, 1729-1800; Fel'ten, IUrii Matveevich, 1730-1801
Subject.work	architectural exteriors architectural interiors rulers and leaders Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Subject.image	interior wide angle lens view
Country	Russia
City	Saint Petersburg
State/Province	Rossiya
Architectural Material	stone; stucco; gilding
Technique	carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Dates	1764-1767 (creation); 1858 (alteration)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Subject Information	The new style of Catherines reign determined not only the aesthetic features of architecture [the shift from Baroque to Neoclassic] but also the nature of the buildings. One of the first that she commissioned was a hermitage in St Petersburg, where, following the fashion of contemporary European monarchs, she could enjoy a somewhat more informal and private existence. This was Vallen de la Mottes original building, the Small Hermitage (1764-1767). The Small Hermitage demonstrates Vallen de la Mottes mastery of Neo-classicism. The [southern] sides of the building, which adjoins Rastrellis Winter Palace, are articulated so as to complement Rastrellis Rococo faades, but the river faade [Northern Pavilion] is a Neo-classical composition, based on the combination of a portico of six free-standing Ionic columns with statues along its sides, a severe entablature and delicate enrichment of the walls. The Pavilion Hall of the Small Hermitage [Northern Pavilion], one of the finest rooms in the Palace complex, was created to a design (1858) by Andrei Stakenschneider. Combining Renaissance, Gothic and Oriental motifs, the architect created a light and airy white-and-gold room.
Information.source	Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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