An introduction to the painting collection of the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg.

1. Hermitage Museum
The Painting Collection
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2. The Hermitage Museum was founded in 1764 by
Catherine the Great. Many works were originally
part of her collection. Vast sums were spent on the
collection.

3. 15 th Century
Madonna Litta shows Mary breast feeding a baby
Jesus whose life depended on his mother. It is the
most well-known painting of the museum.

4. 16 th Century
There are so few paintings by Giorgione (only 6). Any of his painting is
important.

5. 16th Century
Lucas Cranach was a German Renaissance painter.
He was court painter in Saxony.

6. 16th Century
El Greco was a Greek. At the age of 34, he moved to
Spain, where he lived and worked until his death.

7. 17 th Century
17C Flemish paintings are well
represented. In particular, there is a
room filled with giant paintings of the
Frans Snyders.

8. 17th Century

9. 17th Century Pieter Brueghel the Younger was the son of the well known Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

10. 17th Century

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12. 17th Century

13. 17th Century
The is one of the well-known painting in the
museum.

14. 17th Century

15. 17th Century
The 17th Century Dutch paintings
are well known for its meticulous
and realistic still life.

16. 17th Century

17. 17th Century

18. 17th Century
The woman on the right appears on many of his
paintings.

19. 17th Century
Domestic scene were very popular in the 17C
Dutch painting, replacing the earlier religious
themes. This reflects the rise of the Dutch middle
class.

20. 17th Century

21. 17th Century
Spanish paintings are represented by
works of Velazquez, El Greco, Murillo etc.

22. 17th Century

23. 17th Century
Murillo was one of the more colourful painter in
Spain.

24. 17th Century
A favourite subject of Murillo was to paint poor
children.

25. 17th Century

26. 17th Century

27. 17th Century

28. 17th Century

29. 18 th Century
Huysum was known for his painter of flowers.

30. 18th Century

31. 18th Century

32. 18th Century
Bellotto was the nephew of the well-known Canaletto. Bellotto spent his later life in Saxony and Poland.

33. 18th Century

34. 18th Century
The in 18C England the portrait market was very
lucrative. Gainsborough was one of the most
successful

35. 18th Century
An unusual painting by the Reynolds, who was
the president of the Royal Society of Arts. He was
also a portrait painter.

36. 18th Century

37. 18th Century
Surprise to find a painting that glorified the enemy,
Napoleon in the museum.

38. 19 th Century

39. 19th Century

40. 19th Century

41. 19th Century

42. 19th Century

43. 19th Century

44. 19th Century

45. 19th Century
Gerome was known for his historical
painting, Greek mythology and
Orientalism.

46. 19th Century

47. 19th Century
The museum has a large collection of
Impressionist paintings.

48. 19th Century

49. 19th Century

50. 19th Century

51. 20 th Century
Gauguin is known for his paintings of Tahiti. He
had many romantic encounters with the native girls
and had several children by his mistress.

52. 20th Century
An early work by Picasso.

53. 20th Century

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