Images of Italy

Pavel Pavlovich Muratov (1881–1950) — writer, historian, curator of the department of fine arts and classical antiquities of the Rumyantsev Museum, a subtle connoisseur of European culture. The author worked on the book «Images of Italy» for many years, until 1924, when the final edition was published in Berlin. Since then, new generations of readers have discovered Muratov's Italy — «not a tragic or sentimental theater, not a book of memories, not a source of exotic sensations, but the native home of our soul. «Images of Italy» first saw light in 1911–1912, and in 1924 the final edition was published in Berlin. These are brilliant essays that represent both travel notes and biographies of famous people, as well as deep reflections on the history and artistic heritage of Italy.