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OF SAINT PETERSBURG.
In 1765, Catherine the Great began to collect paintings of the highest
quality for political as well as aesthetic reasons. Her collection was the seed that grew into one of the greatest museums in the world.
Hermitage came to play an important role in the life of Russia.
Today, practically all the major European masters are presented by one or another outstanding work.
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Leonardo Da Vinci Madonna Litta |
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Henri Matisse Music |
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Francisco Jose De Goya Y Lucientes Antonia Zarate |
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Vincent Van Gogh Ladies of Arles |
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Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso The Visit |
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Franz Ritter Von Stuck Battle for a Woman |
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Edgar Degas Woman at Her Toilette |
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Lucas Van Leyden The Healing of the Blind Man of Jericho |
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Jules Joseph Lefebvre Mary Magdalen in the Grotto |
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Paul Cezanne The Smoker |
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Pierre Bonnard Morning in Paris |
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Paul Gauguin Woman Holding a Fruit |
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Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso Absinthe Drinker |
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