tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post3281999708497435754..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Russian families - portraits by Feodor TulovStephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-17434180253268618862016-04-05T09:07:25.782-07:002016-04-05T09:07:25.782-07:00I enjoy the tension of elegance and crudeness in m...I enjoy the tension of elegance and crudeness in most of these pictures; he's no great painter, but I think these images have so much humanity in them.<br /><br />Yes, the von Benckendorff family has had several notable characters. Of course, Count Paul's brother Alexander was ambassador to the court of St. James from 1900 until right before the Russian Revolution broke out. Alexander's son Constantine also wrote an interesting book, "Half a Life", about his father and about his own experiences in the Russian Imperial Navy, then the Red Navy, before escaping to England in 1924.Stephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-21089145298494281222016-04-04T18:09:03.824-07:002016-04-04T18:09:03.824-07:00Not so sure about my taste for this artist's s...Not so sure about my taste for this artist's style and brushwork.<br />The von Benckendorff family: no doubt ancestors of Count Paul von Benckendorff, Grand Marshal of the Court and author of "Last days at Tsarskoe Selo", his personal notes and memories, telling of the last sojourn of the Emperor and Empress of Russia at Tsarskoe Selo from March 1 to August 1, 1917.<br /><br /><br />Maria Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932126681237937406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-31623811493984395322016-04-03T09:03:50.521-07:002016-04-03T09:03:50.521-07:00The expressive range is wonderful. Some of these ...The expressive range is wonderful. Some of these people I would be delighted to get to know, were that possible. Thanks for this!<br />Paul G. Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134358778441543921noreply@blogger.com