London: R.A. Walker, 1924. Hardcover. Second volume in this series on art in Russia. "The 17th century was still rooted in the artistic traditions of an earlier period, and the need to conform to the canons laid down by Patriarch Nikon left little scope for creative exuberance. This was the period that saw the emergence of such centres of artistic life as Rostov and Yaroslavl. The 18th century, in contrast, turned deliberately towards the West. Peter the Great created a splendid palace at Peterhof, a Russian counterpart to Louis XIV's Versailles ... In these years Russia enjoyed a splendid flowering of baroque architectures. Western influence is evident also in the field of painting ... This contact with the West, too, led to the process of secularization which is one of the most striking features of Russian art in this period. This brilliant and fascinating study by Abraam Kaganovich, of the Department of Russian Art in the Academy of Arts of the Soviet Union, opens up entirely new horizons for the western reader" (jacket).

Very good folio, cloth & gilt boards in very good- illustrated dust jacket with white title to front panel and black title spine. Four closed tears and 2 open tears to edges of jacket. Insides clean, 92 color tipped-in plates, 31 b/w plates; 173 pages. ART/010710. Near Fine.

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