Monographie d'une oeuvre détenue au Musée de L'Ermitage à Saint-Pétersbourg : la Buveuse d'absinthe (1901), l'une des meilleures toiles de sa première période, où l'artiste a créé une atmosphère profond ément tragique.
The Hermitage Cookbook is a hymn to the unity of material world seen through the prism of art, literature, ethnographic observations and historical documents. The book covers a wide range of culinary recipes-ancient, national, family and royal. And what is more, any one of them-from peasants' pottage to royal festival dishes-can be used for cooking even now, if a cook has enough patience and will
This publication is aimed at animal-lovers in general and especially those who are fond of cats. The book gives a wide-ranging and detailed presentation of the "feline" exhibits in the Hermitage: Ancient Egyptian bronze, mediaeval European painting, Chinese and Japanese graphic art, Russian lubok prints of the 18th to 20th centuries, cats in the form of fans, toys and much more. The book also contains a unique account of the history of the real-life Hermitage cats that have been employed in the service of the museum for over 260 years.
Works from the palatial Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, are beautifully reproduced in this splendid volume.
For 255 years, the State Hermitage has been one of Europe's largest and significant museums. Its collection was started in 1764 by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, and now encompass more than 3 million works of art and artefacts displayed within a spectacular architectural ensemble, the heart of which is the famed Winter Palace. This new edition captures the masterpieces of European painting from the 14th to the early 20th centuries with brief and thrilling commentaries on every illustration.
Un voyage remarquable vers l'Europe médiévale histoire militaire, ce livre à colorier contient informations sur la cotte de mailles et l'armure de plaques qui protégeait les chevaliers d'Europe occidentale et Guerriers russes du XIIe au XVIIe siècle.
Flower Power est un ouvrage consacré au langage symbolique et allégorique des fleurs. Avec des illustrations, des manuscrits et des atlas botaniques aux côtés de mythes, de légendes et de poèmes du monde entier, le livre présente une vaste collection d'oeuvres florales de la collection du musée de l'Ermitage à Saint-Pétersbourg.
