The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts holds hundreds of Russian decorative arts masterpieces, many made by the Fabergé firm, including five imperial eggs. This lecture will explore the collections of VMFA and other institutions to discover the history of the House of Fabergé as well as some of its Russian and European competitors.
Imperial Czarevich Easter Egg, 1912, Fabergé firm, lapis lazuli, gold, diamonds, platinum or silver. Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt
Get TicketsCost: $8 (VMFA members $5)
Fabergé: The Path of a Brilliant Jeweler
with Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, Curator of Russian and 19th Century Art at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, D.C.
Sun, Nov 13, 2–3 pm
Leslie Cheek Theater