The painting allegorically presents catherine ii as the successor of peter the great, who is depicted sitting on clouds in the left part of the composition. The god of time, chronos, points to peter i at a medallion with a portrait of catherine ii, which is supported by flying glory, holding a map of the black sea and crimea. Below is st isaac's square with a monument to peter the great, to which turkish banners are being brought. Russian troops and captured turks are marching along the bridge. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: 1777. Place of creation: Russia. Dimensions: height: 75 cm (29.5 in) ; width: 127.2 cm (50 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Hermitage Museum. Allegory of the Victory of the Russian Fleet over the Turks in the Turkish War of 1768-1774
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