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The room is the former Large Drawing-Room on the premises
of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna and her husband Duke Maximilian
Leuchtenberg decorated by Alexander Briullov after the fire of 1837.
The room is crowned with a dome painted in imitation of coffering.
The lunettes contain relief panels with representations of griffins
supporting medallions. The wide frieze is embellished with moulded
ornaments. The dark-coloured wooden doors and the inlaid parquet floor
contrast with the light colour scheme of the room's decor. The room
houses a part of the rich collection of French applied art. On display
here are tapestries made at the famous factories - the Gobelins (Portieres
of the Gods) and Beauvais works (Grotesques of the Gods) as well as
examples of patterned Lyonnaise fabrics. The show-cases demonstrate
items of software - biscuit ware produced at the Sèvres, Vincennes
and Mennecy factories and also glazed earthenware. The centre of the
hall is occupied with the sculpture Catherine the Great as Minerva
by Tassaert. The furniture and the longcase clock of Parisian make
complete the display. |
