Yuri Shapiro

This Guide Book will familiarize you with the largest art collection of the Hermitage - that of Western European paintings, which draws to this museum flocks of tourists from many countries. Considerations of space make it impossible to refer to every picture displayed at the museum, but the most...

This book will help those visiting the Hermitage for the first time to see the Museum's collections by the most sensible itinerary. It contains brief information about the most interesting cultural and ar- tistic exhibits. The text is divided into chapters, each with a chart of the pro- posed...