Hermitage Theatre
Quarenghi, Giacomo
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Alternative Titles
Hermitage Theater
Ermitazhnïy teatr
Date
1783-1787Description
View of the theater (painted blue) and bridge over canal, as seen from the Neva River, looking southeast; Quarenghi went to the imperial court at St Petersburg in 1779, at the invitation of Melchior Grimm. Intending to stay only three years, he in fact spent the rest of his life there, with occasional visits home to Italy. His first major work was the Hermitage Theatre (1783-1787), with a façade articulated by the regular rhythm of engaged Corinthian columns and plain walls punctuated by sculptures set in recesses and niches. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/16/2009)
Type of Work
theater (building)Subject
architectural exteriors, Performing arts, Eighteenth century, Neoclassical, Palladian
Rights
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