Musikiysky G. Portrait of Peter I

Musikiysky G.

1670 (1671 ?) – after 1739

Portrait of Peter I

1720

Enamel, gold. 4 x 3.1 (oval)
Ж-266
Received in 1930 from the State Hermitage
Provenance: Jewelry Gallery of the Hermitage

Period 18th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Peter the Great (1682-1725) | male portrait | miniature | The Romanovs | Emperors | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | male costume | Orders and Medals
Virtual exhibitions and 3d-tours
- Peter I and his Era
- Peter the Great: His Era and His Inner Circle.
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Peter I (the Great; 1672–1725) was the younger son of the Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. He became Tsar in 1682 (until 1696, he ruled jointly with his brother Ivan V). From 1721, he was the first Emperor of All the Russias.

The painting is traditionally referred to as “a type close to Carel de Moor’s portraits.” Peter’s facial features resemble the ones that can be seen on other miniature portraits painted by the artist, and confirm the fact that the artist belongs to the Russian school of painting. Peter is depicted wearing a suit of armor and a raspberry-red mantle lined with ermine, having a ribbon of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called over his shoulder.

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