Ge N. N. Peter I (the Great) Interrogating Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich in Peterhof

Ge N. N.

1831, Voronezh - 1894, Ivanovskoe (Chernihiv Province)

Peter I (the Great) Interrogating Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich in Peterhof

1872

oil on canvas. 134,5 x 173
Ж-4142
Received in 1897 from the Imperial Hermitage

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 26. Nikolai Ge
Period Late 19th century
CategoryHistory Painting
Keywords The Epoch of Peter the Great (1682-1725) | The Peredvizhniki, Society of Travelling Art Exhibitions | double portrait | The Rulers of the Russian Empire | The Romanovs | Emperors | hairstyles | male costume | secular costume | Pavlovsk, Tsarskoe Selo, Peterhof | palaces | Works of Art | Furniture
Virtual exhibitions and 3d-tours
- Peter I and his Era
- Seafarer and Carpenter. Peter the Great in Russian Artistic Culture
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Opposition to Petrine reforms stated in the Emperor’s family. His son from the first marriage, Tsarevich Alexei, made a stand against his father’s orders. However the conspiracy was unmasked and the Tsarevich fled abroad, but was returned to Russia at the order of Peter the Great. Russian Senate based on the Emperor’s consent sentenced him to death. To recreate this historical episode in every detail, the artist thoroughly studies documents and portraits of Peter the Great and the Tsarevich, as well as the costumes dated back to the beginning of the 18^th century. He also faithfully reproduced the Emperor’s study in the Monplaisir palace in Peterhof. This work is a copy of an eponymous paining dated back to 1871 that is exhibited in the State Tretyakov Gallery.

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Year: 2015 | A multimedia film | Language: | Duration: 03:10

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