On April 15, 1913, Count Eduard Cassini, a gentleman of the chamber and head of the chancellery of the court ceremonies of Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II, died in St. Petersburg. His huge patrimony, which previously belonged to his late wife Zoé Bibikova (1840-1906), descended from a lineage linked to the Russian high nobility, was half inherited by Olga Westphalen Fürstenberg (1871-1950), mother of Count Guglielmo Coronini Cronberg.

The exhibition finally intends to reveal the extraordinary consistency of this legacy and the importance it holds within the Coronini collections. Works of art and precious objects will tell not only the stories of a family of Italian origin that since the time of Catherine II found its fortune in the service of the tsars, but also the taste and lifestyle of Russian aristocratic society during from the 19th century until the eve of the October Revolution. Crossing the halls of the Palace you will discover the unexpected Russian provenance of precious furnishings and important works of art, but you will also be able to admire exquisite silver, watches and jewels, presented to the public for the first time. An opportunity to discover great painters such as Dmitrij Grigor'evič Levicki and Vladimir Lukič Borovikovskij, but also the refinement and the surprising technical ability of a very high quality craftsmanship that during the nineteenth century, thanks to masters of the caliber of Fabergé, it was appreciated throughout Europe for its exceptional originality.