The State Hermitage
Published on 1. October 2014
Book
Hardback
1652 pages
978-1-86154-356-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Hermitage in St Petersburg is one of the great museums of the world. Professor Piotrovsky, director of the Hermitage, writes a new introduction on the 'Greater Hermitage' project: its recent expansion, the museum's new restoration and conservation center, and its affiliated museums in St Petersburg. First published in 1994 as The State Hermitage, this revised and updated two-volume survey of the museum is the official publication for the 250th anniversary of the Hermitage in 2014. It is sure to remain the definitive work for many years to come.
Reviews / Votes
'Two sumptuous volumes ... a triumph of the art of the museum and of book creation.' The Art Newspaper December 2014. 'The two volumes afford years of browsing but also a full overview of western and Russian art history, ancient and modern.' Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times, December 2014.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 331 mm
Width: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86154-356-1 (9781861543561)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Mikhail B. Piotrovsky | Geraldine Norman
The State Hermitage
Masterpieces from the Museum's Collection
Book
10/2001
Booth-Clibborn Editions
€223.21
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Person
Mikhail Piotrovsky has been director of the State Hermitage Museum since 1992. He is the author of more than 250 works, including catalogs of Arabic manuscripts and works on Islamic political history and Arabic culture.