Very nice, thanks. Youtube once had a “Tour the Hermitage” video, that went from gallery to gallery. The museum is of course in the old home of Peter the Great.
If I can take one more trip before I croak, it will be to St. Petersburg to spend a week walking through the palace and touring the gorgeous city by boat. Thankfully, the commies preserved it pretty much intact, though they had to hide the art when the Nazis were on the way.
I haven’t watched Mardie’s video yet, but DITTO! Would love to see St. P and The Hermitage in person.
“If I can take one more trip before I croak, it will be to St. Petersburg to spend a week walking through the palace and touring the gorgeous city by boat. Thankfully, the commies preserved it pretty much intact, though they had to hide the art when the Nazis were on the way.”
I was in St. Petersburg for 2 days about 3 years ago, well worth the trip. Wish I could make it back and stay longer. Be advised that during summer the city is very crowded with yourself and seems like a million other tourists. Not sure I would want to be there in winter however.
My deepst thanks, Veto. I don’t fly, so these Internet tours are the only way I get to see the art. But I love being able to organize them so that the experience is a different slice of understanding - in this case, seeing who was painting what at the same time, and how the overall style was developing over the decades.