Harald Julius von Bosse
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Harald Julius von Bosse (28 September 1812 – 10 March 1894; Гаральд Юлиус Боссе) was a 19th-century architect and painter. He was descended from a
Life
He was born in Lievburg nearby Saint Petersburg. He studied at
Artistic method
According to the aesthetics of the Historicism period, the architect Bosse tried his hand at different "historic styles". In his designs for country houses of the late 1830s to mid-1840s he worked mainly "in the English cottage style, using elements of Gothic decoration".[1]
The architect's style evolved from strict
The facade of E. M. Buturlina's house on Tchaikovsky Street is one of the most striking examples of the "second baroque" in St. Petersburg, imitating the Winter Palace by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
While rebuilding the Boudoir of Empress Maria Alexandrovna in the Winter Palace Bosse chose the Rococo style; he replaced the original blue colour with bright scarlet silk and gilded details.[1]
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Prince Kochubey's residence on Tchaikovsky Street (1845—1846)
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Residence of Count Kushelev-Besborodko on Gagarinskaya Street (1840s.)
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Residence of E. M. Buturlina (1857-1860)
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Empress Maria Alexandrovna's boudoir in the Winter Palace (1853)
See also
References
- ^ OCLC 440299138.
External links
- Media related to Harald Julius von Bosse at Wikimedia Commons