Exhibition of Easter eggs collection GIM
ARTinvestment.RU   16 апреля 2014

Historical Museum presents an exhibition of porcelain Easter eggs XVIII - beginning of XX century, connected with the history of the House of Romanov

GIM , 11-30 April 2014
Moscow, Red Square , 1

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Historical Museum presents an exhibition of imperial porcelain Easter eggs. The show is timed for the Easter holiday . As part of the show will be a master class in painting porcelain eggs .

Historical Museum The funds kept small , but extremely expensive for the historical significance of Easter eggs collection of porcelain XVIII - beginning of XX century , connected with history of the House of Romanov .

First porcelain Easter eggs were made Dmitry Vinogradov in the first months after his invention of Russian porcelain, Easter 1749 . Since that time, porcelain eggs gifting has become one of the essential rituals festive court etiquette . With the era of Emperor Nicholas I, everyone who was honored to bring their Easter holiday greetings and exchanged Easter greetings to the Russian emperor, got out of his hands porcelain Easter egg .

The exhibition features about 50 exhibits, each of which is not only artistic value , but also a rich historical source .

In paintings reproduced eggs samples Russian religious paintings of the XIX century , masterpieces of old masters used floral ornament. Decorating the museum's collection - egg depicting the image of St. Mary Magdalene with a red egg in hand painted patterned painting Vasnetsov for the cathedral in Kiev . Exhibition concludes with a series of Easter eggs with the monogram of Emperor Nicholas II, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna double-headed eagle and St. George ribbons issued for the Easter holidays last two reigning House of Romanov , who came to the military in 1915 and 1916 . Such eggs specifically intended for distribution in the Easter greeting in the lower ranks of a military unit and at the front, as well as the wounded in the hospitals .

« Museum souvenir - with their hands " - a series of thematic programs history of traditional arts and crafts and technologies. Currently, the project conducted an interactive program " Porcelain history" and " Magical properties of clay " with master classes in painting porcelain and pottery .

Source : press release GIM