Who painted “Catherine II Strolling in the Park at Tsarskoye Selo”?

“Catherine II Strolling in the Park at Tsarskoye Selo” was painted by Vladimir Borovikovsky in 1794. Where to see it: Tretyakov Gallery.

Orientalism

What to look for

Orientalism: the subject gives it away (turbans, tiles, deserts, minarets), painted with the polish of Academic art and strong Mediterranean light.

Vladimir Lukich Borovikovsky (4 August 1757 – 18 April 1825) was a Russian artist of Ukrainian Cossack origin. He served at the court of Catherine the Great and dominated portraiture in Russia at the turn of the 19th century. Wikipedia

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