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  1. Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia. of 57. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Hermitage Museum Russia stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. Hermitage Museum Russia stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

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  3. The State Hermitage Museum (Russian: Государственный Эрмитаж, romanized: Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, IPA: [ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn (ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ]) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired a collection of paintings from the Berlin ...

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    • Cameo Gonzaga (portraits of Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II). Alexandria, Egypt, 3rd century BC. This unique double portrait was presented in 1814 to Emperor Alexander I by Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, as an act of gratitude for the Russian tsar’s personal visit to her palace near Paris to guarantee her safety while the victorious allied troops entered the city.
    • Aphrodite (Venus Tauride). Ancient Greece, 2nd century BC. This 167-cm high marble statue was a gift to Peter the Great from the Vatican (other sources say it was exchanged for the relics of St. Bridget of Sweden).
    • Statue of Jupiter. Ancient Rome, late 1st century AD. This colossal sculpture of the ancient god was acquired for the Hermitage in 1861 by Alexander II from the bankrupt Marquis of Campana.
    • Leonardo da Vinci. Madonna Litta, 1490s. One of the first works of the High Renaissance, this painting was created for the rulers of Milan. The Hermitage bought it in 1864 from the Duke of Litta, a member of an aristocratic Milanese family, whose collection had held the painting for several centuries.
  4. Feb 16, 2021 · The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the second largest museum in the world and is home to over 3 million pieces of art from all over the world. Set over 6 sprawling buildings running along the Palace Embankment next to the Neva River, it was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great acquired a huge collection of paintings and art from a German merchant, and has been open to ...

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  5. Guide to Saint Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum, including visitor information for all sections of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia ... Photo Gallery ...

  6. Hermitage, art museum in St. Petersburg founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great as a court museum. It adjoined the Winter Palace and served as a private gallery for the art amassed by the empress. Under Nicholas I the Hermitage was reconstructed (1840–52), and it was opened to the public in 1852.

  7. Founded in 1764 by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, the State Hermitage Museum is the richest, finest, and biggest museums in the world. It is a place of great beauty both inside, as it is the home of the city’s Museum of Art and Culture, and outside, because of the architectural grandeur of the buildings that make up the complex. The ...

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