Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli was an Italian architect who worked mainly in Russia. He developed an easily recognizable style of Late Baroque, both sumptuous and majestic. His major works, including
Portrait by Pietro Rotari (1762)
Rundale palace, still the most beautiful in the world. Latvia
Biron Rezidenz
Peterhof Fountains 01 Big Cascade 02
Russian Baroque
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Russian Baroque is a term used to describe the Baroque artistic style that emerged in the Russian Tsardom and the Russian Empire during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. This style was mainly se
The building of the Kunstkamera in Saint Petersburg. 1719–1758
Naryshkin Baroque. Church of the Intercession at Fili near Moscow. 1690–1694
Golitsyn Baroque. Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy). Moscow Region. 1690–1704
Golitsyn Baroque. Znamenskaya church in Perovo district 1690–1705