Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 172
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Begun by Catherine the Great in 1764 to decorate the Czar's Winter Palace, the Hermitage collection has grown to include some 3,000,000 works displayed in nearly 400 rooms, embracing the full range of art and human achievement. Egyptian monuments, Renaissance masterpieces, French Impressionist paintings, and the great Russian works of art are displayed in surroundings that representthe zenith of 18th- and 19th- century architecture and decoration. 160 full-color reproductions. Full-color floor plan of the museum.