Album. Hermitage. 250 masterpieces
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For 250 years, the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg has become one of the largest museums in the world, which has more than three million exhibits. The treasures of world art and culture are stored and exhibited in the buildings of the former imperial residence, which make up a magnificent architectural ensemble, the center of which is the Winter Palace. Hermitage was founded in 1764 by Empress Catherine Great. To accommodate the collection acquired by it, the residence ensemble was expanded: the buildings of small and old Hermitages arose next to the palace, as well as the Hermitage Theater. A significant contribution to the enrichment of the museum was made by the son of Catherine Paul I, her grandchildren Alexander I and Nikolai I. In the reign of Nikolai I, the interiors of the Winter Palace acquired an updated view after large-scale restoration work, which was demanded by a devastating fire of 1837. In 1852, he opened his new Hermitage"s doors to the public. Russian autocrats have formed a museum that is characterized by an encyclopedic manifold. The cultural monuments of the Siberian nomads occur from the collection of Peter I, about Enlightened Tseus Catherine II testify by her first-class meetings of Italian, Flemish, French painting, the interest of the Hermitage Classical Antiquity, inherited by Alexander I and Nikolai I, contributed to the emergence of antiquity masterpieces. Fascinating text written by the staff of the State Hermitage, in combination with more than 250 color reproductions of the monuments stored in the museum make this album with excellent introduction to the history and collection of one of the most valuable artistic collections of the world
Author:
Author:Piotrovsky Mikhail Borisovich
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:History & Geography
Paper:
Paper:White
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-91208-143-9
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