{"id":88,"date":"2008-09-29T22:11:53","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T22:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/index.php\/2008\/09\/st-petersburg-v-hermitage\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:49","slug":"st-petersburg-v-hermitage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2008\/09\/st-petersburg-v-hermitage\/","title":{"rendered":"St Petersburg V (Hermitage)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A set of photos from a visit to (a small fraction of) the State Hermitage Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Queue for entry. At this point in the afternoon, the waiting was less than an hour (thank goodness for MP3 players). In the mornings it can be significantly longer.<\/p>\n

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The museum is often-confusing complex of linked buildings centred on the Winter Palace. This is one of the side “entrances”.<\/p>\n

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The Jordan staircase of the Winter Palace.<\/p>\n

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The building housing the collection is as stunning as some of works presented.<\/p>\n

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The art collections (including the impressive post-impressionist collection) were very busy. Other collections, such as the ancient artifacts on the ground floor of the Winter Palace, were practically deserted.<\/p>\n

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The Russian National Museum, housed in the Mikhailovich Palace, is worth a visit (especially as its scale is more manageable).<\/p>\n

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It was noticeable that the male figures in Renaissance pictures were generally very well sculpted. This chap was practically tubby compared to a nearby picture of the Prodigal Son<\/a>, who had clearly wasted his substance on gym membership rather than wine and women…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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