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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
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The initial core of this priceless collection of artworks dates back to 1764, when Empress Catherine the Great purchased an impressive number of paintings from a Berlin merchant, including works by...
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WINTER PALACE
WINTER PALACE
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The Winter Palace, residence of the tsars until 1917, is the main building of the Hermitage, and the most famous palace in St. Petersburg. The first royal residence, commissioned by Peter the Great,...
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FIRST FLOOR COLLECTIONS
FIRST FLOOR COLLECTIONS
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As well as being one of the world's largest museums, the Hermitage has the privilege of being housed in a magnificent, luxurious palace of unspeakable beauty, with rooms and corridors emblematic of...
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SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR COLLECTIONS
SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR COLLECTIONS
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On the first floor, in rooms 147 to 198, you can admire Russian works of art, including portraits of the tsars, whose apartments you’ll have the chance to visit in rooms 175 to 189. Among these...
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BENOIS MADONNA AND MADONNA LITTA, BY LEONARDO DA VINCI, ROOM 214
BENOIS MADONNA AND MADONNA LITTA, BY LEONARDO DA VINCI, ROOM 214
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The Benois Madonna is one of the first works painted by Leonardo Da Vinci after 10 years of apprenticeship at the workshop of Verrocchio. The oil painting, dated to between 1478 and 1482, is named...
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RAPHAEL ROOM 229
RAPHAEL ROOM 229
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In this room, you will find two masterpieces by Raphael: Conestabile Madonna and Madonna with Beardless St. Joseph. Press pause and approach the Conestabile Madonna. Yes, that’s the one: a...
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CROUCHING BOY, BY MICHELANGELO, ROOM 237
CROUCHING BOY, BY MICHELANGELO, ROOM 237
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The famous statue known as the Crouching Boy, by Michelangelo Buonarroti, is a naked, muscular boy, who seems to be trying to remove a thorn from his foot. This impressive sculpture from 1524 is...
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THE LUTE PLAYER BY CARAVAGGIO ROOM 237
THE LUTE PLAYER BY CARAVAGGIO ROOM 237
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The numerous works by Italian painters on display at the Hermitage include many world-renowned masterpieces, but one of the most famous is without doubt The Lute Player by Michelangelo Merisi, better...
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RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON BY REMBRANDT ROOM 254
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON BY REMBRANDT ROOM 254
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The large canvas before you, entitled "Return of the Prodigal Son" and inspired by a parable told in the Gospel of Luke, is one of the last works painted by the great Dutch master Rembrandt...
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DESCENT FROM THE CROSS BY RUBENS ROOM 247
DESCENT FROM THE CROSS BY RUBENS ROOM 247
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In this room, you’ll find several paintings by the great Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. His skill was such that during his life he was already known as "Prince of Painters and...
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THE THREE GRACES BY CANOVA ROOM 241
THE THREE GRACES BY CANOVA ROOM 241
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The Three Graces by the sculptor Antonio Canova, is undoubtedly one of the most famous statues of all time. Canova is considered the greatest of the Neoclassical sculptors, and has even been compared...
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GENERAL STAFF BUILDING PRESENTATION
GENERAL STAFF BUILDING PRESENTATION
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The strikingly distinctive General Staff Building, directly in front of the Winter Palace, is immediately recognizable by its facade, with a triumphal arch in the center topped with an enormous...
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GENERAL STAFF BUILDING MONET ROOM 403
GENERAL STAFF BUILDING MONET ROOM 403
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This room hosts works by one of the grand masters of Impressionism, Claude Monet. The Impressionist movement takes its name from a painting of his from 1872, entitled Impression, Sunrise. The term...
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GENERAL STAFF BUILDING GAUGUIN ROOMS 411 412
GENERAL STAFF BUILDING GAUGUIN ROOMS 411 412
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Paul Gauguin was one of the first artists to bring elements of other civilizations into European painting. Gauguin led an adventurous life: born in France, he spent his childhood in Lima, Peru, before...
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GENERAL STAFF BUILDING PRESENTATION MATISSE ROOM 440
GENERAL STAFF BUILDING PRESENTATION MATISSE ROOM 440
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In this room, entirely devoted to Henri Matisse, you‘ll find a magnificent collection of almost forty works by one of the most famous artists of the 20th century.If you've already seen Gauguin's...
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