Yeliseyev Trading House (Saint Petersburg, Russia) : Front elevation, showing bronze statue on the left (north) side, representing industry

Creator:
Adamson, Amandus, 1855-1929
Gavriil Baranovsky, 1860-ca. 1918-1923
Published/Created:
56-58 Nevskiy prospekt, Nevsky Prospect, Saint Petersburg, Rossiya, Russia
ca. 1901-1906
Date Depicted:
1900 AD - 1949 AD
Materials:
bronze statues
granite
stained glass
Notes:
Baranovsky made his reputation designing shops in the Art Nouveau style in Moscow and St Petersburg for the wealthy merchant G. G. Yeliseyev [also rendered Eliseyev, Yeliseyev, Eliseeff]. After the creation of the Yeliseyev Pavilion at the All-Russian Arts and Industrial Exhibition (1896) in Nizhny Novgorod, Baranovsky began construction of the shop, theatre and restaurant complex (1902-1906; now Gastronom No. 1 and the Comedy Theatre) at the Yeliseyev trading house, 58 Nevsky Prospect, St Petersburg. The shop has a marvellous Art Nouveau interior, which makes decorative use of glass, metal, stained glass and glazed ceramics, and a grandiose Baroque Revival façade, which includes colossal allegorical figures by Amandus Adamson. The proportions of the building correspond to Karl Rossi’s Aleksandrinsky (now Pushkin) Theatre opposite, which was built in 1828-1832.
Variant Titles:
Yeliseev's
Topics:
Architecture -- Russia -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Art Nouveau
Baroque Revival
Twentieth century
Culture:
Russian
Accession Number:
1A1-BGA-Y-E5
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
allegorical; architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; decorative arts; Performing arts; Style-Moderne; gourmet foods; retail shops; entertainment complex carving ; construction ; stained glass buildings; commercial buildings; stores; department stores
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Module Four
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10103656
PID:
digcoll:1826749