My Hermitage : how the Hermitage survived tsars, wars, and revolution to become the greatest museum in the world / Mikhail Piotrovsky ; translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis.
Publisher:
Skira Rizzoli PublicationsInc. ;
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
381 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-371) and index.
Contents:
Who owns the Hermitage?-- In the beginning was the word -- Buildings and figures -- Timeline -- The first evacuation -- The second evacuation -- The third evacuation -- The big Hermitage -- Staircases and entrances -- Emperors and poets -- Collectors -- Curators -- Conversation of cultures -- Puzzles and stars - The Hermitage fortress.
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