The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia

by Susan Jaques

Book Overview

This is an art-oriented biograph of the mighty Catherine the Great, who rose from seemingly innocuous beginnings. A German princess who married a decadent and lazy Russian prince, she mobilized support amongst the nobles, playing off of her husband's increasing corruption and abuse of power. She then staged a coup that ended with him being strangled with his own scarf in the halls of the palace, and she being crowned the Empress of Russia. Intelligent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160598972X
• ISBN13: 9781605989723
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"