Art in Chinese style during the reign of Elizabeth Petrovna
The talk considered various pieces of Russian art in Chinese style, analyzing how chinoiserie effected Grand Duchess Elisabeth Petrovna and court life.
Heath considered ways in which the malleability of art in Chinese style reflected changing meanings of the East, while reinforcing Russian court culture and politics. Ultimately, her presentation argued that chinoiserie’s multiple meanings served Elisabeth to challenge the norms of her gender to support her legitimacy to rule while delicately balancing diplomatic impressions.
In addition to Elisabeth Petrovna, the lecture covered other notable Russian rulers and their palaces as influenced by chinoiserie and the Empresses’ designs. Following the presentation, the audience participated in a comprehensive question and answer session.
The Second Saturday lecture series is supported in part with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to the New York State Library by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Furs, Flora, and Fabergé – Gifts and Cultural Diplomacy: Materiality and British-Russian Relations
For our first 19v event of fall 2023, we hear from contributors to Courtly Gifts and Cultural Diplomacy: Art, Material Culture and British-Russian Relations (Paderborn: Brill Schöningh, 2023), a new book on how art and material culture were involved in fostering contacts in the state and diplomatic spheres between Russia and Britain during the Romanov era. As an edited volume bringing together experts from academia, the museum sector, and the private sector, it highlights new research on topics of gift giving and artistic diplomacy. Volume editor Louise Hardiman will introduce the project and then invite brief presentations from three contributors. These case studies of gift-giving and artistic diplomacy provide new perspectives on cultural relations during the period, highlighting unknown instances of transnational dialogue and archival sources and illuminating the visual and material culture of late Imperial Russia. For more on Courtly Gifts and Cultural Diplomacy: Art, Material Culture and British-Russian Relations, visit: https://brill.com/display/title/61637
ReCollection: Edward John Poynter
Listen back to this talk by art historian Ekaterina Heath as she discusses The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon 1890 by Sir Edward John Poynter. This talk was presented on Thursday 22 February 2018.
Image: Sir Edward John Poynter The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon 1890, Art Gallery of New South Wales
SBS - Modern Art from Hermitage on display in Sydney
In Russian
From October 13 to March 3, Art Gallery of NSW is hosting an exhibition from Hermitage. The tour guide Ekaterina Heath takes us to a walking tour through the gallery.
SBS - Arty. Plants as symbols in the art of the 17th-18th centuries
In Russian
The podcast guest is Sydney-based art historian Ekaterina Heath. This is a Russian language content.
SBS - 'This is a unique opportunity in Russian art to find out what life was like for the conquered ethnic groups'
In Russian.
Dr. Ekaterina Heath, a Research Associate at the University of Sydney, spoke about the upcoming lecture on the Kalmyks in Russian art of the 18th -19th centuries, and about her research interest in this topic.
SBS - Art historian Ekaterina Heath: “In the 19th century, fashion played its role in creating nation states”
In Russian
On Sunday 07 July 2024, the Russian Club in Sydney will host a lecture "Fashion and Art". Art historian Ekaterina Heath will tell about the evolving relationship between artists and fashion, and the influence of politics on fashion.
SBS - Art historian Ekaterina Heath: “Gardens and collections can tell us a lot about women in politics”
In Russian
Gardens, roller coasters, greenhouses with exotic plants — art historian Ekaterina Heath told SBS Russian about methods used by women to influence politics in the 18th and the 19th centuries.
SBS - Art historian Ekaterina Heath: “Mukha’s goal was to make art accessible to ordinary people”
In Russian.
Alphonse Mucha exhibition is currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. SBS Russian welcomed art historian Ekaterina Heath in the studio and discussed Art Nouveau and the complex history of Mucha's works.
SBS - Arty. Danila Vassillieff, the father of Australian modernism
In Russian
Danila Vassillieff is often called the “father of Australian modernism”. Born in the village of Kagalnitskaya in Russia, he was captured by the Red Army during the Civil War, fled from there on a motorcycle, came to China and then to Australia, where he began painting as an adult. While in Australia, he was friends with artists from the famous Heide Circle, and his work influenced Albert Tucker, Sydney Nolan, and other Australian artists.
The guests of this episode are art historians from Sydney Ksenia Radchenko, Ekaterina Heath and Slava Prakhiy.