Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
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Fouded in 1703 by Peter the Great, St. Petersburg became year to year one of the mostbeautiful and attractive cities in the world. Porcelain occupies a privileged place in the vast cultural artefacts of the city, composed of chef-d’oeuvres of the great architects, sculptors and artists. Objects of art created from this noble material at the Imperial Porcelain Manufacture of St. Petersburg are considered to be precious historical and cultural archives of the city and of Russia., , Empress Elisabeth founded the Imperial Porcelain Manufacture in 1744 in St. Petersburg with the help of two talented scientists Lomonosov and Vinogradov, who adapted the methods of manufactoring of the first Russian porcelain. Romanovs, being proprietors of the Manufacture, used the porcelain for the solemn Court meetings., , The prestige of the Imperial Manufacture issues from the manufacturing of luxurious table services which comprised up to 1000 pieces, ordered by the Empress Catherine II., , At the end of the 18th century the Imperial Manufacture produced the most refined porcelain in Russia and Europe. It reproduced copies of famous European Masters from the collection of the Hermitage museum., , The actual production today utilizes the models made by famous Russian artists., , Numerous museums in Russia and in the world are exhibiting the masterpieces of the Manufacture. Banquet halls of the Kremlin and the Residence of the Russian Orthodox Church are furnished with this wonderful porcelain., , Artistic objects of the Manufacture are frequently utilised as official presents or prizes at sporting and cultural events., , The passionate and rich 300 year history of this porcelain makes it presently the First Russian Porcelain.