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ШЕДЕВРЫ И РАРИТЕТЫ КЛИНКОВОГО ОРУЖИЯ : ИЗ ФОНДА МУЗЕЕВ САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГА, ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫХ МАСТЕРСКИХ И ЧАСТНЫХ КОЛЛЕКЦИЙ

Bibliographic Description

Шедевры и раритеты клинкового оружия : Из фонда музеев Санкт-Петербурга, художественных мастерских и частных коллекций. – СПб. : Атлант, 2004. – ISBN 5-901555-18-Х.

Publisher
Атлант
Year of publication
2004
Classification index (UDC)
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Language
Russian
Publication type
Book
Country of Publication
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Access
Available to all

Description

Today it is hard to imagine the life of Russia's maritime capital, St. Petersburg, without the treasury of naval glory - the Central Naval Museum. On the occasion of its 295th anniversary, together with the leading museums of St. Petersburg, art workshops and collectors, it opens an exhibition of masterpieces of edged weapons. These weapons were never used for their direct purpose. On the contrary, they bear witness to the highest artistic taste and humanism of their creators. The samples of bladed weaponry presented can, without exaggeration, be called outstanding works of decorative and applied art. The collecting of such weapons in the city on the banks of the Neva was begun by Peter I himself, continued by Peter III at Oranienbaum, Catherine the Great in the Winter Palace, Paul I at Gatchina, and Nicholas I in the Tsarskoye Selo arsenal. Today the fine tradition continues not only of preserving the historical treasures of national and world culture but also of adding to Russia's cultural heritage. Working with metal, especially its artistic treatment, is within the power of great artists, masters with a sense of beauty. Many of them have learned the fascinating history of edged weapons and the secrets of their crafting, and worthily continue the work of the great masters of the past. The museum's exhibition halls display unique examples of presentation and commemorative bladed weapons, bearing the stamp of the valor and glory of the Russian military.

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