Collector, Scholar, Artist
His reign is remembered for Russia’s transformation into a military power, but Peter was also an influential patron of the arts, who founded the country’s first public museum. Paintings, jewellery and armour from the tsar’s collections are on display here. Find out more from the Kremlin Museums’ website.
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Diamond cap of Peter the Great (1684), Kremlin workshops, Moscow. Courtesy Moscow Kremlin Museums
‘Polish’ caftan of Peter the Great (17th century), Holland. Courtesy Moscow Kremlin Museums
Nautilus cup (mid 17th century), possibly Goa. Courtesy Moscow Kremlin Museums
‘Bacchus’ clock (late 16th century), Augsburg. Courtesy Moscow Kremlin Museums
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Why are fathers so absent from art history?