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Sculpture at Moscow
Sculptures in Kremlin,
gardens, Metro and
other places in Moscow
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- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's subway" -
The stations of Moscow's subway system have
often been called "the people's palaces", for
their elegant designs and lavish and profuse use
of marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers.
- Image and text Copyright © 2001-2006,
Moscow Hotels, JSC. All rights reserved.
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www.moscow-taxi.com/ -
Moscow's subway, Russia )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's subway" -
Built during Stalin's rule, these metro
stations were supposed to display the best of
Soviet architecture and design and show how
privileged the lifestyle of the Russian people
was. - Image and text Copyright © 2001-2006,
Moscow Hotels, JSC. All rights reserved.
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www.moscow-taxi.com/ -
Moscow's subway, Russia )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's subway" -
Although plans proposing the construction of
an underground train system in Moscow were
drawn up in 1902 and again in 1912, the outbreak
of WWI, and later the revolution, delayed
the start of the project for many years.
- Image and text Copyright © 2001-2006,
Moscow Hotels, JSC. All rights reserved.
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www.moscow-taxi.com/ -
Moscow's subway, Russia )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's subway" -
The first line, the Sokolnicheskaya Line, was
tunneled and built mainly by forced laborers
and was finally and ceremoniously inaugurated
on 15th May 1935, boasting just 13 stations.
- Image and text Copyright © 2001-2006,
Moscow Hotels, JSC. All rights reserved.
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www.moscow-taxi.com/ -
Moscow's subway, Russia )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's subway" -
Today the Metro system has grown into an
enormous network of 11 lines and over 160
stations, with new stations opening every
year. - Image and text Copyright © 2001-2006,
Moscow Hotels, JSC. All rights reserved.
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www.moscow-taxi.com/ -
Moscow's subway, Russia )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's gardens" -
Irina Samonova's home page - Sculpture park near
Central Art House. Sphinx and Tanusha
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page - Sculpture in Moscow )
- Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's gardens -
Irina Samonova's home page - Sculpture park near
Central Art House. Beauty!...
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's gardens" -
Irina Samonova's home page - Sculpture park near
Central Art House. Bronze Quixote with fresh flower.
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's gardens" -
Irina Samonova's home page - Sculpture park near
Central Art House. Two person with tobacco-pipe.
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's boulevards" -
Irina Samonova's home page - New Tsereteli's
creations locate on Tsvetnoy boulevard.
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's boulevards" -
Irina Samonova's home page - Bronze
deer figure on the car (it's Nikulin's
monument on Tsvetnoy boulevard).
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's hotels" -
Sculpture at the Moscow Renaissance Hotel
Image and text Copyright © PBase.com
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
PBase.com - Sculpture in
Moscow - Renaissance Hotel )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's hotels" -
Sculpture at the Moscow Renaissance Hotel
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- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
PBase.com - Sculpture in
Moscow - Renaissance Hotel )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Sculpture Garden" -
Sculpture Garden - Moscow, May 06
Image and text Copyright © www.flickr.com/
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www.flickr.com/ - Sculpture in Moscow - Moscow, May 06 )
- "Moscow Sculpture - Moscow's Zoo" -
Tsereteli Sculpture at Moscow Zoo
Image and text Copyright © www2.tltc.ttu.edu/
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
www2.tltc.ttu.edu/ - Tsereteli
Sculpture at Moscow Zoo )
- "Moscow Sculpture - In the Kremlin" -
Irina Samonova's home page - The Tsar Cannon
is an interesting specimen of sixteenth
century foundry work. It was cast of bronze
in 1586 by the Russian master Andrei Shchokhov.
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - In the Kremlin" -
Irina Samonova's home page - The Tsar Cannon -
It weighs nearly 40 tons and has a barrel 5.34
m (17 ft) long and a bore of 890 mm (35 in). This
is the largest bore of any cannon in the world.
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
- "Moscow Sculpture - In the Kremlin" -
Irina Samonova's home page - The Tsar Cannon -
Itsornate carriage and the cannon balls
lined up near it are decorative andwere cast
of pig-iron in 1835 at the Berd works in
St.Petersburg. The cannonballs weigh a ton each.
Image and text Copyright © Irina Samonova
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Irina Samonova's home page
- Sculpture in Moscow )
Kremlin Museums - "Nikola of Mozhaisk" -
Collection of Russian wooden church
sculpture of Moscow Kremlin Museums -
Moscow, mid XVIIth century - Wood, leukos;
carving, egg tempera 151?79cm - Came from
the Nikola Gostunsky Church of the Moscow Kremlin
Image and text Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - Russian
wooden church Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - "Our Lady of Passions" -
Collection of Russian wooden church
sculpture of Moscow Kremlin Museums -
Moscow, late XVIIth century Wood, leukos;
carving, egg tempera 90?70cm Came from
N.M. Vostryakov's shop of ancient icons in Moscow
Image and text Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - Russian
wooden church Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - "St. George" -
Collection of Russian wooden church
sculpture of Moscow Kremlin Museums -
Moscow, late XIVth - early XVth century. Wood,
leukos; carving, egg tempera 170?70 cm Found in
the attic of the Synodal office in the Moscow Kremlin
Image and text Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - Russian
wooden church Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - "Carved cross" -
Collection of Russian wooden church
sculpture of Moscow Kremlin Museums -
Russian North, XVIIth century. Wood,
leukos; carving, egg tempera 16?9,6 cm
Image and text Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - Russian
wooden church Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - International Exhibition -
"Wooden sculpture from the Russian land" -
June, 29 - August, 27, 2006 - Italy,
Rome, The Capitole Museum
Image Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - International
Exhibition - Wooden Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - International Exhibition -
"Wooden sculpture from the Russian land" -
June, 29 - August, 27, 2006 - Italy,
Rome, The Capitole Museum
Image Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - International
Exhibition - Wooden Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - International Exhibition -
"Wooden sculpture from the Russian land" -
June, 29 - August, 27, 2006 - Italy,
Rome, The Capitole Museum
Image Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - International
Exhibition - Wooden Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - International Exhibition -
"Wooden sculpture from the Russian land" -
June, 29 - August, 27, 2006 - Italy,
Rome, The Capitole Museum - Artworks of wooden
church sculpture are of rare occurrence both
in Russia and Europe, where the last large
exhibition was organized over 30 years ago, in Paris, 1973.
Image and text Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - International
Exhibition - Wooden Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - International Exhibition -
"Wooden sculpture from the Russian land" -
June, 29 - August, 27, 2006 - Italy,
Rome, The Capitole Museum - 8 items (presented here)
of wooden plastic arts from the Moscow Kremlin
Museums reflect all the types of wooden carving,
related to church tradition. - Image and
text Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - International
Exhibition - Wooden Sculpture )
Kremlin Museums - International Exhibition -
"Wooden sculpture from the Russian land" -
June, 29 - August, 27, 2006 - Italy,
Rome, The Capitole Museum
Image Copyright © Kremlin Museums, Moscow
- Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
(cf.
Kremlin Museums - International
Exhibition - Wooden Sculpture )
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