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This room belonged to Menshikov's sister-in-law, and the stucco ornament of the ceiling features her monogram - the interlaced Latin letters WM. Varvara Arsenyeva was an intelligent woman and well-educated for her time but she was a hunchback and, having no family of her own, took care of the education of her sister's children.
In the early 18th century her apartment consisted of two rooms - a bedroom and a study (the alcove was formed during the reconstruction in the late 19th century). The ceiling and the walls are faced with early-18th-century Dutch tiles bearing depictions of sea creatures, heroes of ancient mythology, genre scenes, everyday utensils and landscapes. On the dressing-table is a 32-piece gilded silver toilet set made by Johann M. Schoap (Augsburg, late 17th century). On the walls are paintings of Cupids and Genii (a copy of a work by Poussin) and The Holy Family in a Wreath of Flowers by Nicolas Pierre Loir. |
