Abstract
The paper reports about the unique discovery of fragments of wall painting of the middle of the XVIII century from the Vorontsov` Palace in St. Petersburg and its study by means of laser and IR spectroscopic techniques. The history of creation and reconstruction of the palace as well as technical and technological features of paintings are described.
Highlights
During the repair and restoration works, taken place in 2015-2017 in the complex of buildings of the St
The paper reports about the unique discovery of fragments of wall painting of the middle of the XVIII century from the Vorontsov Palace in St
The palace was originally built by the member of one of the prominent families in XVIII Century Saint Petersburg
Summary
During the repair and restoration works, taken place in 2015-2017 in the complex of buildings of the St. Petersburg’s Suvorov Military School, located at crossing of Moskovsky avenue and the Fontanka River, fragments of wall painting belonged to the R. The palace was originally built by the member of one of the prominent families in XVIII Century Saint Petersburg. Roman Illarionovich Vorontsov (1717-1783) was the count of the Roman Empire, General-in-Chief, Senator, Governor-General of Vladimir, Penza and Tambov, and one of the first figures of Russian Freemasonry and the most famous personalities of the Vorontsov family. I. Vorontsov acquired the estate on the banks of the Fontanka River and in 1759–1760 he built a country mansion there. The architect in charge of the project has not been positively identified, but a search on the documents on Vorontsov’s house property suggested contributions from Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli and Giacomo Quarenghi[1]
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