jeanoflochiel: ✧ Maria Feodorovna (1759 - 1828) cultivated the arts with great enthusiasm, not disda
jeanoflochiel:✧Maria Feodorovna (1759 - 1828) cultivated the arts with great enthusiasm, not disdaining even needlework. She was skilled in watercolor; she also knew engraving, designed cameos and created objects of ivory and amber, which she often presented as gifts. She was a gifted musician being an adept player of the harpsichord and was a renowned specialist in horticulture, with a lifelong passion for flowers and plants. In addition to all this, she found time to devote energies to the great charities and educational institutions. She established the institute for the blind in Saint Petersburg and established the first Russian school for the deaf. Having a huge love for the arts she supported them generously as well. Her most important heritage to Russia, however, was the establishment of the first schools for women, as well as numerous other charitable organizations in the empire. -- source link
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