This album is devoted to the history of the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and its architectural ensemble, including the famous Winter Palace. It provides extensive information on the art and culture of Prehistoric era, Classical and Oriental art, and Western European and Russian art. The comprehensive essays are accompanied with reproductions of masterpieces from the Museum's collections.

Available in English, German, and Russian.
St Petersburg, 2001.
510 pages, 473 color illus.
11 x 12 1/2 in. (28 x 32 cm).

ISBN 5-93893-083-9