Alexeyev F. Y. Square Before the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin

Alexeyev F. Y.

1753/1754 (?). St Petersburg - 1824, St Petersburg

Square Before the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin

1800

oil on canvas. 56,5 х 78,5
Ж-6267

Period Early 19th century
CategoryLandscape
Keywords The Epoch of Paul I (1796-1801) | carriages | Moscow, Moscow Region | cityscape | architectural landscape | squares | cathedrals, churches, temples, monasteries | Horses

This picture shows the very heart of the Kremlin, a square surrounded by cathedrals dating to the 15th and 16th centuries. On the right is the Cathedral of the Dormition where Russian tsars and emperors were crowned, and in the left background is the Cathedral of the Annunciation, which was the family chapel of the rulers of Muscovy. Between them we can see the Palace of Facets that was intended for ceremonial receptions. The domes of the Archangel Cathedral can be seen on the left-hand edge of the picture: this was the burial-vault of many of the Grand Dukes and Tsars of Muscovy from the Rurik and Romanov dynasties (until Peter the Great).