The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia
Added by: miaow | Karma: 8463.40 | Other | 19 June 2016
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Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible for amassing one of the most awe-inspiring collections of art in the world and turning St. Petersburg in to a world wonder. The Empress of Art brings to life the creation of this captivating woman's greatest legacy
Prize-winning historian and biographer, Carolly Erickson has created an eminently readable biography that recognizes the humanity of Great Catherine - Empress of Russia - with her majesty and immense capability. Dispelling some of the myths surrounding her voracious sexual appetite, the biographer portrays Catherine as a lonely woman far ahead of her time - achieving greatness in an era when women were executed on a husband's whim.
The New Empire intends to celebrate its victory over the Nationalists with a day that will never be forgotten. On the high holiday of Wintertide, the empress will be married, and Degan Gaunt and the Witch of Melengar will be publically executed. Once the empress suffers a fatal accident, everything will be perfect. There is only one problem - Royce and Hadrian have finally found the Heir of Novron. Heir of Novron contains Wintertide and Percepliquis, books 5 and 6 of Riyria Revelations.
An introduction to an artist who has been called the most accomplished flower painter follows his small-village, underprivileged youth and his services under Queen Marie Antoinette and the Empress Josephine.
Owen Deathstalker, wrongly outlawed by the evil Empress Lionstone XIV, has fomented a rebellion that has now blossomed. Opening the skirmishes on Mistworld, Haceldama and Virimonde reveal the horrors the Empress is prepared to unleash upon the rebels, fueling their desire for justice.