Portrait of Elizabeth Petrovna as a Child by Ivan Nikitin

Portrait of the daughter of Peter I, Elizabeth, the future empress, the earliest known 18 canvases by court painter Peter I. There is a certain stiffness in the depiction of the figure, flatness in the interpretation of the costume and background, but the lively image of the girl is full of charm.

One feels the desire of the artist to transfer not only the resemblance, but also the mood, to the disclosure of the inner world of the portrait. A lush festive child costume, a heavy dress with a large neckline, an ermine mantle on the shoulders, a high hairstyle of an adult lady – a tribute to the requirements of time

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