And finally the last album dedicated to the interiors of
the Yusupov palace.
The Green drawing room.
Just as the Red and the Blue drawing rooms, it is designed by A. A.
Michailov in the 1830's.
The upper painting on the right is "The View of Revel" by A. P.
Bogolubov.
The chandelier dates to the beginning of
the 19th century, and was manufactured by the workshop of P. Gede in St.
Petersburg.
Next is the Red drawing room (also known
as Purple, Gold, or Imperial).
The panels on the walls are made of
purple silk with golden patterns.
The ceiling fill contains scenes from
Homer's "The Iliade" by painters P. Scotty and B. Medichi.
Here we can clearly see that the drawing
rooms are right next to one another and connected by a corridor.
The gilt furniture (28 items) was
purchased in the 1840'ies especially for the Red drawing room.
The Blue drawing room.
By the way, did anyone read a book by
Konan Doyle about an engineer who found a way to make gold out of lead
(I forget the name of it). The description of his house sounds somewhat
like this. :)
I recommend it, since "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and
Dr. Watson" is by far not the only thing Konan Doyle wrote.
At the very least it is worthwhile to read "The Exploits of Brigadier
Gerard ", and "The Lost World" (doesn't have anything in common with the
movie "based on it") and many others.
But, I digressed.
The Dance hall.
The ceiling fill is by
the same painters - P. Scotty and B. Medichi.
A 132 candle chandelier.
The pilasters (flat columns) are of fake
marble.
Even though this sit looks quite modern,
that look is deceiving. It is actually old, there is even a sign "Do not
sit!"
The White Column (Banquet) hall.
It
occupies two stories in height - one of the largest halls in the
palace.The vault was painted by F. Torichelli.
The Large Rotunda.
Graces are depicted between the columns.
The dome symbolizes the starry sky and
was done by painter A. I. Travin.
So far this is all I could show you in the Yusupov palace.
