Sokolova, I., "Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Hermitage"
Sokolova, I., "Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Hermitage"
Metropolitan Museum of Art/H.N.Abrams | 1988 | ISBN: 0870995103/0810911396 | English | PDF | 154 pages | 19.8 Mb
Metropolitan Museum of Art/H.N.Abrams | 1988 | ISBN: 0870995103/0810911396 | English | PDF | 154 pages | 19.8 Mb
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise nearly three million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world. The collections occupy a large complex of six historic buildings along Palace Embankment, including the Winter Palace, a former residence of Russian emperors. Apart from them, the Menshikov Palace, Museum of Porcelain, Storage Facility at Staraya Derevnya and the eastern wing of the General Staff Building are also part of the museum. The museum has several exhibition centers abroad.
Of six buildings of the main museum complex, four, named the Winter Palace, Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage and New Hermitage, are partially open to the public. The other two are the Hermitage Theatre and the Reserve House. The entrance ticket for foreign tourists costs four-times as much as the fee paid by Russian citizens. However, the entrance is free of charge the first Thursday of every month for all visitors, and free daily for students and children. The museum is closed on Mondays. The entrance for individual visitors is located in the Winter Palace, accessible from the Courtyard.
Foreword
Boris Piotrovsky, Director, The Hermitage
Foreword Philippe de Montebello, Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; James N. Wood, Director, The Art Institute of Chicago
Sponsor's Foreword
John H. Bryan, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Corporation
Introduction
Irina Sokolova, Curator, The Hermitage
Note to the Reader
Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century
Flemish Paintings of the Seventeenth Century
List of Exhibitions
Bibliography
Boris Piotrovsky, Director, The Hermitage
Foreword Philippe de Montebello, Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; James N. Wood, Director, The Art Institute of Chicago
Sponsor's Foreword
John H. Bryan, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Lee Corporation
Introduction
Irina Sokolova, Curator, The Hermitage
Note to the Reader
Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century
Flemish Paintings of the Seventeenth Century
List of Exhibitions
Bibliography
Dr. Irina Sokolova
Curator of Dutch paintings, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Employment History
Manager, Researcher of the Department of Western European Art
State Hermitage
Curator
CODART Foundation
Head of Department of Dutch Paintings
State Hermitage Museum
Researcher
State Hermitage's Department of Western European Art
Curator of Dutch paintings, State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Employment History
Manager, Researcher of the Department of Western European Art
State Hermitage
Curator
CODART Foundation
Head of Department of Dutch Paintings
State Hermitage Museum
Researcher
State Hermitage's Department of Western European Art
Sokolova, I., "Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Hermitage"
