Tag: Luigi Premazzi

Watercolors of Russian interiors from long before the revolution had been thought of let alone come. Mid 19th century. Luigi Premazzi, artist (1814-1891). Italian but he mostly painted in Saint Petersburg, keeping busy doing watercolors of rooms in the tsar’s palaces.

"Mikhail Obreskoff's Office." 1848. Watercolor on paper.
“Mikhail Obreskoff’s Office.” 1848. Watercolor on paper. Collection of the Art Museum of Ryazan, Russia. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/premazzi-luigi/mikhail-obreskoffs-office.html
"Interior of a living room." 1847.
“Interior of a living room, a domestic interior with four seated female figures.” 1847. Watercolor and white color on paper. Collection of the Radichtchev Museum, Saratov, Russia. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/premazzi/interiorofalivingroom1847.html
"Stagecoach Station in Saint Petersburg."
“Stagecoach Station in Saint Petersburg.” 1848. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Collection of the State Historical Museum, Moscow. Image © bridgemanimages.com and 2019 meisterdrucke.uk. Fair use license. via https://www.meisterdrucke.uk/fine-art-prints/Luigi-Premazzi/105682/The-Waiting-Room-of-the-Stagecoach-Station-in-St.-Petersburg,-1848-(wc-and-gouache-on-paper).html

Rooms in the palace all redone in the latest style. No need to not keep up when you are married to a Romanov. Watercolors by Luigi Premazzi, who lived from 1814 to 1891.

"The Study of Empress Maria Alexandrovna," from the album "Interiors of the Winter Palace." 1869.
“The Study of Empress Maria Alexandrovna,” from the album “Interiors of the Winter Palace.” 1869. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.amazon.com/Painting-Premazzi-Interiors-Alexandrovna-Definition/dp/B0152G06NC
"The Dressing Room of Empress Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace." 1857.
“The Dressing Room of Empress Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace.” 1857. Image © Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. Image © 1998 – 2019 Государственный Эрмитаж. Все права защищены. Fair use license. via https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/02.%20Drawings/317978/!ut/p/z1/jZDBTsMwDIZfhR16JHHTpu24RZnEGBtB04CQC-qmrg1qkyoti8TTExAXEBR8s_T592djhSVWpjzpuhy1NWUb-keVPQnGsjjhsBKcLoCJ7S3d8ptLiFP88AHAL8UAq__MTwBqOn7114JwAXEbvqmx6suxOdfmaLEEgs4WrvTa1AOWSZzP8yK4qG9p
"Raspberry Salon, Tsarkoe Selo." 1863.
“Raspberry Salon, Tsarkoe Selo.” 1863. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/english/fine-art/artist/image/luigi-premazzi/8787/1/137749/himbeer/index.htm

Watercolors of rooms in the New Hermitage, Saint Petersburg from back when it was new. Russian. Various watercolorists. In the collections of the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. Formerly in the personal collections of the tsar.

"The Room of Manuscripts." 1855.
“The Room of Manuscripts.” 1855. Russian. Watercolor on paper. Konstantin Ukhtomsky, artist (1818-1881). Image © 1998 – 2019 The State Hermitage Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/02.%20drawings/288986/!ut/p/z1/jZDLTsMwEEV_hS6yxJ44ceJ2ZxmJUlqCKh7GG5SW1DFK4sgJtcTXYyE2IAid3Uj3cWaw
"Room of Russian Sculpture."
“Room of Russian Sculpture.” 1854. Watercolor and paper. Luigi Premazzi, artist (1814-1891). Image © Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. Fair use license. via http://desharel.blogspot.com/2018/12/vi.html
Interior of the sculpture gallery. 1854.
Interior of the sculpture gallery. 1854. Watercolor. Konstantin Ukhtomsky, artist (1818-1881). Image © Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. Fair use license. via https://endlesspaintings.blogspot.com/2014/10/interiors-of-new-hermitage-room-of-sculpture-konstantin-andreyevich-ukhtomsky.html

Rooms in the dacha at Peterhof just waiting for a grand duchess to walk in the door. 1850’s. Russian. Watercolors by Luigi Premazzi, artist (1814-1891).

Bathroom in the Dacha. Peterhof. 1852. Watercolor.
Bathroom in the Dacha. Peterhof. 1852. Watercolor. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/deutsch/kunst/kuenstler/kunstdruck/luigi-premazzi/8787/1/138168/datscha/index.htm
Interior, Peterhof dacha. 19th c.
Interior, Peterhof dacha. 19th c. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/english/fine-art/artist/image/luigi-premazzi/8787/1/138173/datscha/index.htm
Interior, Peterhof dacha. 1852.
Interior, Peterhof dacha. 1852. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/deutsch/kunst/kuenstler/kunstdruck/luigi-premazzi/8787/1/140168/datscha/index.htm

More fabulous watercolors of Russian rooms at mid 19th century. So detailed that you feel you could travel right into the painting and sit down on the sofa. These from the palaces of Tsarkoe Selo. Luigi Premazzi, artist (1814-1891).

Billiard room, Alexander Palace, Tsarkoe Selo. 1854.e Selo.
Billiard room, Alexander Palace, Tsarkoe Selo. 1854. Watercolor. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/5031314/post406247865/
Lyons Hall, Catherine Palace, Tsarkoe Selo. 1859.
Lyons Hall, Catherine Palace, Tsarkoe Selo. 1859. Watercolor. Image © Tsarskoe Selo State Museum/Bridgeman Images. Fair use license. via https://www.watercolourworld.org/painting/lyons-hall-catherine-palace-tsarskoye-selo-tww004c6b
Agate Room, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. 1859
Agate Room, Catherine Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. 1859. Collection of the State Museum, Tsarskoye Selo. Fair use license. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/deutsch/kunst/kuenstler/kunstdruck/luigi-premazzi/8787/17/525828/the-agate-room-in-the-catherine-palace-at-tsarskoye-selo-1859/index.htm
Bedroom of Tsar Alexander I, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. 1855.
Bedroom of Tsar Alexander I, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo. 1855. Collection of the State Museum Tsarkoe Selo/Bridgeman Art Library. Image © Art.com. via https://www.art.com/products/p1775927864-sa-i4210505/luigi-premazzi-bedroom-of-tsar-alexander-i-in-the-alexander-palace-tsarskoye-selo-1855.htm

Leftovers from the time when having an artist do a watercolor of every room in your home was the ultimate status symbol. This set being of the mansion of Baron A. Stieglitz in Saint Petersburg. 1870. Luigi Premazzi, watercolorist to the tsar (1814-1891).

Dining room (candelabra detail), Mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. ca. 1869.
Dining room (candelabra detail), mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. ca. 1869. Watercolor. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891). Image © 1998-2018 The State Hermitage Museum. Fair use license.via https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/woa-search/#search=Luigi%2520premazzi&meta_authoring_template=WOA
Dining room (chandelier detail), mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. ca. 1869.
Dining room (chandelier detail), mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. ca. 1869. Watercolor. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891). Image © 1998-2018 The State Hermitage Museum. Fair use license.via https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/woa-search/#search=Luigi%2520premazzi&meta_authoring_template=WOA
The Blue Drawing-Room, mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. 1870. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891).
Blue drawing room, mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. 1870. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891). ). Image © 1998-2018 The State Hermitage Museum. Fair use license.via https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/woa-search/#search=Luigi%2520premazzi&meta_authoring_template=WOA
Main staircase, Mansion of Baron Stieglitz. 1871. Watercolor.
Main staircase, mansion of Baron Stieglitz. 1871. Watercolor. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891). Collection of the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. Via https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Premazzi._Mansion_of_Baron_Stieglitz._Main_Staircase_%282%29._1871.jpg/809px-Premazzi._Mansion_of_Baron_Stieglitz._Main_Stairca
The White Drawing Room, mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. 1870. Luigi Premazzi, painter
White drawing room, mansion of Baron A. L. Stieglitz. 1870. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891). Image © 1998-2018 The State Hermitage Museum. Fair use license.via https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/woa-search/#search=Luigi%2520premazzi&meta_authoring_template=WOA
Supper room, mansion of Baron Stieglitz. 1871
Supper room, mansion of Baron Stieglitz. 1871. Watercolor. Luigi Premazzi, painter (1814-1891). Collection of the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. Via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Premazzi._Mansion_of_Baron_Stieglitz._The_Supper-room._1871.jpg

Must have been taking a break from painting all those rooms in the Winter Palace. Sets of those watercolors coming, and lots of them. Just found more, mostly from Romanov palaces but some being of the drawing rooms of their friends.

Watercolors in eternal sunlight of the tsar’s Russia from somewhere in the mid nineteenth century. Luigi Premazzi, artist. Living from 1814 to 1891 he grew up in Italy and died in Constantinople but worked in Russia.

Ozerki Pavillon, Peterhof. 19th c.
Ozerki Pavillon, Peterhof. 19th c. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.universal-prints.de/english/fine-art/artist/image/luigi-premazzi/8787/1/138089/peterhof,-ozerki-pavillon—l-premazzi/index.htm
"Afternoon Pursuits of a Lady." 1846.
“Afternoon Pursuits of a Lady.” 1846. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.masterart.com/artworks/5782/luigi-ossipovich-premazzi-afternoon-pursuits-of-a-lady
"Achat Pavilion, Great Catherine Palace,Tsarkoe Selo." 1859.
“Achat Pavilion, Great Catherine Palace,Tsarkoe Selo.” 1859. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://www.kunst-fuer-alle.de/english/art/artist/image/luigi-premazzi/8787/4/index.htm