This Guide Book will familiarize you with the largest art collection of the Hermitage - that of Western European paintings, which draws to this museum flocks of tourists from many countries.
Considerations of space make it impossible to refer to every picture displayed at the museum, but the most important and characteristic works and the leading schools of Western European painting are represented. The information contained in this Guide will enable you to make a most interesting and informative tour of the Hermitage picture gallery on your own. Written in a popular form, the Guide is intended to assist a wide spectrum of art lovers.