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place in the annals of world civilization, Russians over the centuries have compensated for these facts of geography and psychology by acquiring whatever in their eyes epitomized the best ideals of European culture. Indeed, the burden of tradition created by the effort to warehouse Western civilization helped significantly to fire the Avant-garde passion to break free of the past. If the process of collection and creation are related, it is worth pointing out that Russians yield to no nation in their passion for art collecting. Art collecting in Russia began as an imperial hobby. Peter the Great purchased whole collections of Dutch landscapes and marine subjects in Danzig and Hamburg. Art symbolized wealth and power, as well as culture, and had an advantage over money in that it was unique. |
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Fine Art printing - London
Fine art inkjet printing service - London
At Digitalarte, we offer a variety of digital photographic and imaging services ensuring you get the best out of your images. We specialise in large format archival inkjet printing on a selection of premium quality archival papers and canvas using high quality archival inks, at an affordable price. |
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