. Illustrated catalogue of the valuable paintings and sculptures by the old and modern masters forming the famous Catholina Lambert Collection removed from Belle Vista Castle, Paterson, New Jersey . 1S9—THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW The Kremlin viewed from the opposite shore of the river the left foreground appears the quay, or railed embankment, withfigures and a blue shadow cast by a building outside of the the stream is the line of the quays, with a row of trees. Be-yond, and forming the main body of this impressive composition, arethe pink walls and the great buildings of th
. Illustrated catalogue of the valuable paintings and sculptures by the old and modern masters forming the famous Catholina Lambert Collection removed from Belle Vista Castle, Paterson, New Jersey . 1S9—THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW The Kremlin viewed from the opposite shore of the river the left foreground appears the quay, or railed embankment, withfigures and a blue shadow cast by a building outside of the the stream is the line of the quays, with a row of trees. Be-yond, and forming the main body of this impressive composition, arethe pink walls and the great buildings of the fortress enclosure withtowers and domes gleaming in the sunlight. Over all is the gieatexpanse of a blue sky with white clouds. (With key to the buildings.) Canvas: Height, 89 inches; length, 178 inches. Exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, London, 1887; and at the American ArtGalleries, New York, where the Verestchagin collection was sold in 1891. Illustrated in Eugen ZabeVs Wereschtschagin, 1900, p. Key to No. 189. The Orujeinaia Palata (Treasury), containing a rare collection of historical Great Palace of the Kremlin. The Church of the Conception. This is the private church of former Tsars and GrandDukes. The Tsarinas attended religious service in its Terema, or Old Palace of the Tsars. 6. Church of the Archangel. Here are buried the Tsars and Grand Dukes. (In morerecent times the Russian Emperors are buried in St. Petersburg.) 6. Church of the Assumption. Here the Metropolitans (as formerly the Patriarchs), of the Russo-Greek Church, are elected and inducted; here, too, the Tsars are crowned,and State ceremonies are solenmized. 7. Tower of Ivan Veliki (John the Great). The largest of its monster bells, named after the Tsar, fell to the ground, where it lay till raised on its present pedestal. 8. Chudof Monastery. 9. Small palace of the Kremlin. 10. Convent. Burial-place of the Tsarinas and CJrand Duchesses. 11. Gate of Our Saviour. Ev
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