Lot 45
45
Grigorii Grigor'evich Chernetsov (1802-1865)
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Grigorii Grigor'evich Chernetsov (1802-1865)

A room in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg

Details
Grigorii Grigor'evich Chernetsov (1802-1865)
A room in the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
signed in Cyrillic and dated 'Gr.Chernetsov 1852' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and heightened with gold on paper, unframed
11 7/8 x 12 in. (30.2 x 30.5 cm.)
Provenance
Empress Augusta, wife of Wilhelm I.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The script around the room is the motto of the Nasrid dynasty of the Alhambra, Spain. It reads And no conqueror but Allah. The columns are of the style of the Alhambra Palace, with gilded muqaranas (stalactite moulding) capitals. The radial panels in the arches with vegetal designs are reminiscent of those on the mihrab (prayer niche) of the mosque in Cordoba.

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