This article is devoted to the analysis of the documents applied to the furniture of the Arsenalny caret, the country imperial residence which included more than 200 rooms. The stylistic unity of the interiors was achieved by the decoration in the similar style the different pieces of furniture, including old ones, which were needed for use. Also for the methods of decoration of the interiors, rococo forms are considered. Documents show the popularity of this style and the ways of manufacturing the pieces of furniture according to its historical forms. Refs 19. Figs 7.
Translated title of the contributionFURNISHING OF THE ARSENALNY CARET OF THE GATCHINA PALACE
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)87-100
JournalВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ 15: ИСКУССТВОВЕДЕНИЕ
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2016

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