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«The Secrets of Fabergé Style: From Antiquity to Modernism». A series of lectures

«The Secrets of Fabergé Style: From Antiquity to Modernism». A series of lectures

фото 3 - «The Secrets of Fabergé Style: From Antiquity to Modernism». A series of lectures

фото 4 - «The Secrets of Fabergé Style: From Antiquity to Modernism». A series of lectures

«The Link of Times» Cultural and Historical Foundation and the Fabergé Museum present a lecture series dedicated to the remarkable artistic legacy of Carl Fabergé. The series comprises four lectures, each offering a fresh perspective on the stylistic and artistic features of the firm's work.

Image credits:

Bracelet with lion heads from the «Kerch Antiquities» series. House of Fabergé. St. Petersburg, ca. 1882. Master Erik Kollin. Fabergé Museum collection;
Miniature sedan chair in the style of Louis XV. House of Fabergé. St. Petersburg, 1898–1903. Master Mikhail Perkhin. Fabergé Museum collection;
Figurine of a dancing peasant. House of Fabergé. St. Petersburg, 1910. Fabergé Museum collection;
Imperial Easter egg «Fifteenth Anniversary of the Reign». House of Fabergé. St. Petersburg, 1911. Master Henrik Wigström. Artist Vasily Zuev. Fabergé Museum collection.

April 3 — Lecture «Classical Fabergé: The Origins of Style»

April 9 — Lecture «Facets of Fabergé Style: From Classicism to Modernism»

April 16 — Lecture «Carl Fabergé: In Search of a National Style»

April 23 — Lecture «The Romanovs and Fabergé»

All events begin at 6:30 p.m. in the White Column Hall of the Shuvalov Palace.

Classical Fabergé: The Origins of Style

Lecturer: Alexander Vladimirovich Karpov — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Association of Art Critics

Lecturer: Natalya Nikolaevna Mutya — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Union of Artists

The lecture focuses on the classical tradition within the «Fabergé style». We will see how classical artistic motifs and forms — from antiquity to the Empire style — were reimagined by Fabergé's masters in new works, and we will also discuss the distinctive features of the creative method of Henrik Wigström, the leading master of Fabergé's «classical» period.

Facets of Fabergé Style: From Classicism to Modernism

Lecturer: Alexander Vladimirovich Karpov — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Association of Art Critics

Lecturer: Natalya Nikolaevna Mutya — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Union of Artists

Opulent Baroque, whimsical Rococo, Art Nouveau: these are all different facets of the «Fabergé style». In this lecture, we will discuss how the masters of Carl Fabergé's firm interpreted the European artistic heritage of the 18th century and how a new style — Art Nouveau — was created, gradually taking hold among the firm's jewellers in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

Carl Fabergé: In Search of a National Style

Lecturer: Alexander Vladimirovich Karpov — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Association of Art Critics

Lecturer: Natalya Nikolaevna Mutya — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Union of Artists

In this lecture, we will learn which themes, subjects, and images of national history, folklore, and folk culture served as sources of inspiration for the masters of the Fabergé firm in creating a multitude of applied art objects — from ceremonial kovshi and bratinas (Russian drinking bowls) to caskets and stone-carved figurines.

The Romanovs and Fabergé

Lecturer: Alexander Vladimirovich Karpov — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Association of Art Critics

Lecturer: Natalya Nikolaevna Mutya — PhD in Art History, Professor at the A. L. Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry, a member of the Union of Artists

The history of the House of Fabergé is inextricably linked with the history of imperial Russia. The firm's works, created for imperial and private commissions, reflected landmark events and key figures of the Romanov dynasty. In this lecture, we will discuss the firm's works (imperial Easter eggs, diplomatic gifts, memorial objects) that captured Russia's past.