May 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg Russia. We visit the Hermitage and are awed and dazzled. I have split our experience into two posts. This blog is "Hermitage without Paintings" . The other blog is "Hermitage with Paintings"
The Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum complex 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. Wikipedia
The Winter Palace is the biggest building in the entire museum complexof the Hermitage . The Winter Palace has been calculated to contain 1,786 doors, 1,945 windows, 1,500 rooms and 117 staircases
The whimsical shapes of the window and door casings, the splendid Corinthian capitals of the columns, ... and the festive colour of the walls lenda sumptuousness to The Winter Palace which is characteristicof the Russian Baroque style. hermitagemuseum.org
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| Anatoly (left), our excellent guide |
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| The Winter Palace |
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| The painting in the Hermitage are huge low and are easily seen |
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| Some frames are as valuable as the artwork within |
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| The floors are wood and exquisite |
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| Camille Pissarro "Boulevard Montmartre. sunny Afternoon" |
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| Alfred Sisley "Villeneuve-la-Garenne" |
Ideas from the Hermitage for Redecorating Your House
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| Oh, no, not again! |
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| Hmmm |
Artwork in high and low places
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| Picaso vase |
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Exquisite curtains and drapes in every room
Consider the richness of red and gold in a room
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Furniture can be decorative and functional, too
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Classy Kitchens
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| Love it! |
Columns impress!
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From the hermitage we visited Catherine's Palace and Paul's Palace...
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