Faberge's eggs: the extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire

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Название: Faberge's eggs: the extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire

Автор: Toby Faber

Издательство: Random House

Год: 2008

ISBN-13: 978-1-58836-707-5

Язык: английский

Формат: pdf

Размер: 5,36 mb

Страниц: 304

В период между 1885 и 1916 годом Карл Фаберже создавал шедевры ювелирного искусства по заказу российских императоров. Фаберже было поручено каждый год создавать пасхальные яйца, которые Александр III и Николай II преподносили на праздник императрицам. В неустанном поиске нового и необычного он использовал практически все приемы, техники и стили ювелирного искусства, дополняя и развивая их. В своих творениях он отражал жизнь и характер императриц, для которых эти предметы были предназначены. Тоби Фабер расскажет обо всех подробностях создания ювелирных сокровищ мастером Фаберже, их дальнейших судьбах, владельцах, историях возвращения в Россию. Но на английском языке.

This is the story of Faberge's Imperial Easter eggs - of their maker, of the tsars who commissioned them, of the middlemen who sold them and of the collectors who fell in love with them. It's a story of meticulous craftsmanship and unimaginable wealth, of lucky escapes and mysterious disappearances, and ultimately of greed, tragedy and devotion. Moreover, it is a story that mirrors the history of twentieth-century Russia - a satisfying arc that sees eggs made for the tsars, sold by Stalin, bought by Americans and now, finally, returned to post-communist Russia. There is also an intriguing element of mystery surrounding the masterpieces. Of the fifty 'Tsar Imperial' eggs known to have been made, eight are currently unaccounted for, providing endless scope for speculation and forgeries. This is the first book to tell the complete history of the eggs, encompassing the love and opulence in which they were conceived, the war and revolution that scattered them, and the collectors who preserved them.

Toby Faber was formerly Managing Director of the publishing house Faber & Faber. He was born in Cambridge in 1965, and now lives in London with his wife and daughter. His last book was Stradivarius, also published by Macmillan.