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01 March 2021 Pavlovsk (St. Petersburg)

Woman in Russian art: muse, model, creator

Online lecture from the series of lectures on the theory and history of fine art "Conversations about art by the Russian Museum," held at the Multimedia Center of the Russian Museum. Lectures are given by researchers of the Russian Museum.
In the history of art, the appearance of outstanding works is often associated with female images. At all times, women inspired artists, became models, and sometimes the reason for the emergence of famous paintings. Considering ancient portraits, one can trace not only changes in fashion, ideals of beauty and the evolution of women's social roles in society. You can see how gradually from the object of the image she turns into an equivalent accomplice of the work of one or another artist.


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