St. Petersburg
Description
Dr. Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke explore St. Petersburg through its dazzling art and architecture. They want to see how art has been used to enhance prestige and power since the founding of the city by Tsar Peter the Great. Surrounded by vast palaces, gilded domes, and imposing Soviet monuments, Janina and Alastair discover a city where art has always taken center stage.
Runtime
52 min 7 sec
Series
Subjects
- Neoclassicism (Art) (45)
- Art (784)
- Romanticism (50)
- Geography (579)
- Architecture (259)
- Art and architecture (679)
- Architecture, Medieval (64)
- Realism (35)
Database
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