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Charles Louis Clerisseau. Architect of Catherine the Great. Drawings from the Collecion of the State Hermitage
Team of authors
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian
Number of pages: 192
Format: 215 x 275 mm
32 colour, 112 b&w illustrations
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-040-7
$ 18
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The name of Clerisseau is linked with the name of Russian Empress Catherine II. Architect created wonderful and grandiose projects for her, but no one of them had been realized. Today we consider this artist as a master of the architectural and archaeological landscape whose oeuvre had influenced not only the artists and architects, but also the tastes of the society. |
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Christians in the Holy Land. Art of the Melchites and Other Denominations of Orthodox Church
Team of authors
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian; the articles and commentaries in English
Number of pages: 232
Format: 215 x 275 mm
49 colour, 280 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-064-4
$ 21
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The exhibition tells about the Christian world and the Holy Land in the broad meaning of the word. The Holy Land gathers, as it were, the Christians scattered in the East and saves the peculiarities of their art in the vein of the orthodox culture. |
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Danae . The Fate of the Masterpiece of Rembrandt
Team of authors
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition of one painting The main text in Russian; the articles in English
Number of pages: 160
Format: 215 x 275 mm
65 colour, 36 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-059-8
$ 18
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The catalogue tells about the tragic fate of famous masterpiece of Rembrandt, Danae , and the history of its restoration after the tragic events in June of 1985 when it was seriously damaged by a mentally deranged man. |
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Fashionable Painter. Franz Kru ger in St. Petersburg by Boris Aswaristch
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian, the article & commentaries in German
Number of pages: 176
Format: 210 x 275 mm
63 colour, 47 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-057-1
$ 12
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This catalogue dedicated to Russian period of the famous Prussian painter Franz Kru ger (1797-1867), a master of portraits and depictions of military reviews. In Russia the artist made a lot of works which now can be considered to be documents of the Russian history, including the portraits of the Tsar's family and nobility. Except the works kept in St. Petersburg, the catalogue presents the masterpieces from the National Gallery of Berlin. |
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Greek Gold. Art of Jewelry of the Classic Epoch. 5th-4th centuries B.C. by J.Ogden, D.Williams
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian
Number of pages: 272
Format: 215 x 275 mm
261 colour, 35 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-003-2
$ 11
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Gold from the moment it was discovered was the source of longings and lust. This material is eternal because it can't be destroyed. The catalogue represents more than 200 works of jewellers of the Antiquity from the greatest museums of the world-the State Hermitage, Metropolitan Museum and the British Museum. The reader will get acquainted with the masterpieces of jewelry and learn much about the devices of antique jewellers. |
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Henri Matisse and Outstanding Danish Collectors. Team of authors
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian
Number of pages: 84
Format: 245 x 290 mm
30 colour, 34 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 87-7551-136-3
$ 8
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Catalogue of the Hermitage exhibition dedicated to the oeuvre of one of the most remarkable artists of the 20th century, Henri Matisse. All the works of art represented in this publication come of private collections of Denmark and may add to our knowledge of the oeuvre of this famous artist. |
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The Hermitage. Essays on the Collections by Oleg Neverov, Mikhail Piotrovsky
Illustrated book
The main text in Russian; in English; in German; in French
Number of pages: 244
Format: 220 x 285 mm
236 colour, 10 b&w ill.
Binding: hardback, jacket
ISBN 5-88654-025-3
$ 28
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This book is dedicated to the collectors of the Hermitage through all the history of the great museum-emperors, diplomats, members of the staff and directors. The worldwide-known paintings, sculptures, objects of the applied arts are presented in the book with the fascinating annotations and wonderful colour illustrations. |
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Heroic Apotheosis of Rubens. Sketches of Rubens from the Collections of the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg and the Old Pinakothek in Munich by Natalya Gritsai
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian; the article in German
Number of pages: 80 pages
Format: 215 x 275 mm
16 colour, 38 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-073-3
$ 6
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The catalogue presents sketches of Rubens from the collections of the Hermitage and the Old Pinakothek of Munich. The brilliant talent of the Great Rubens can be comprehended even through these small-sized pieces. |
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Hidden Treasures Revealed. The French Painting of the 19th-20th Centuries from the Private Collections of Germany by Albert Kostenevich
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian; in English; in German; in French
Number of pages: 292
Format: 227 x 280 mm
74 colour, 167 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 0-8109-3432-9
$ 18; $ 20; $ 20; $ 20
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This book gives to the amateurs of art a unique possibility to get acquainted with the so-called "captured art". The paintings from the private collections of Germany have an unusual fate: they appeared in Russia in the course of the World War II and more than fifty years had been hidden in the Hermitage funds. Until now they have been unknown not only for the large public, but also for the scrupulous researchers. The catalogue includes the detailed annotations for the works of the famous French painters of the 19th-20th centuries: Courbet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, Matisse. |
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Historicism in Russia. Style and Epoch in the Decorative Arts. 1820s-1890s
Team of authors
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian and English
Number of pages: 432
Format: 240 x 290 mm
274 colour, 110 b&w ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-019-9
$ 18
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The catalogue of one of the first exhibitions on the theme in Russia tells about the development of the decorative arts in the mid-second half of the 19th century. Presented materials give one the possibility to trace the evolution of different styles in the art of Western Europe and Russia and to learn common problems and peculiarities of the art of these countries. |
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Imperial Fans from the Hermitage Collection. The Fan Museum.
Team of authors
Catalogue of the Hermitage museum exhibition
The main text in Russian; the foreword in English
Number of pages: 70
Format: 212 x 298 mm
56 colour ill.
Binding: paperback
ISBN 5-88654-030-X
$ 11
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This stylish book tells in a fascinating manner about the collection of fans from the funds of the State Hermitage. "The fan is a weapon of coquetry, and coquetry was born with the first gesture of the first woman"-this saying from the 19th century well characterized the role of a fan as an addition to a lady's attire of the 18th century - early 20th century. In the 18th century the so-called " the fan ABC" was known. The woman, having folded it in a certain way, could render all her nuances of feelings and relations to the man. All the details a reader will know after being acquainted with this book directly.
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Complete playbill of all St. Petersburg,Russia theatres, shows, concerts, etc. !
World-known music festival "The Stars of the White Nights".