Open AccessFormation of Alexandre Benois’s Views on Saint Petersburg Architecture of the 18th and the Early 19th Centuries
Author(s) -
Наталья Викторовна Хазова
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
observatoriâ kulʹtury
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-0047
pISSN - 2072-3156
DOI - 10.25281/2072-3156-2014-0-5-72-78
Subject(s) - classicism , saint petersburg , architecture , baroque , saint , st petersburg , elaboration , art , art history , history , visual arts , humanities , sociology , archaeology , russian federation , regional science , metropolitan area
Traces the emergence of Alexandre Benois as a theorist of Saint Petersburg Baroque and Classicism architecture. The author analyses the role of the artist’s family and the impact of theatre and music on elaboration of Benois’s approaches to architecture.