For all you culture vultures the tour of great museums continues with
a trip to the Hermitage in St Petersburg. If you would like to check
out the collection:
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi-bin/db2www/browse.mac/category?selLang=English
The city reminds me a bit of Paris in the seventies. It is delightfully frayed at the edges. The architecture has the patina of the passage of time unlike Paris which is just like new.
How we got where we were going
A marble dot marks the spot
a masterpiece by Malevich
Adventures in parket, One could muster up a Pavlovian response to all of the pattern in this place. Every surface is modulated
This is the room with the peacock clock
There are a number of mosaic portraits. some of the tiles are an eighth of an inch in size
a detail
a Kitsch fest
the attempted seduction of John
a dying odalisque
Sebastien wounded by a word
a detail of Rembrandt's 'Descent from the Cross' one of 20 of his works in this gallery.
also featured is the restoration of "Danae". The painting that someone through acid on. What is up with that?
Not great shots but these Vuillard's were absolutely wonderful.
A view from the second floor out to the courtyard
We stopped by this church to light a candle for Susan. It is the one in the middle
Sunlight through the new leaves
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/fcgi-bin/db2www/browse.mac/category?selLang=English
The city reminds me a bit of Paris in the seventies. It is delightfully frayed at the edges. The architecture has the patina of the passage of time unlike Paris which is just like new.
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| A selection of Hermitage interiors |
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| A floor mosaic from the peacock clock room |
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| a marble wall |
also featured is the restoration of "Danae". The painting that someone through acid on. What is up with that?
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| An allee along the canal near the Kremlin |
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| The St Petersberg Kremlin |
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| John at work on his postcard project |
such gorgeous details - incredible mosaics (looking like paintings at first glance). and Malevich! Ah. Not to mention Johnny in such a characteristic Johnny-pose - have seen him looking like this (shoulders a little hunched, focused on some creative book / art / project -thingy in front of him) so many times. xo
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