Stefano Torelli – The Coronation of Empress Catherine II of Russia (1762–1777)
Light pours through high windows, catching on silk and chandeliers, gilding the empress at the centre.
Nobles in gold-threaded robes stand in witness. A ceremony turned into spectacle.
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