Download or read book The Madonnas of Leningrad written by Debra Dean and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An extraordinary debut, a deeply lovely novel that evokes with uncommon deftness the terrible, heartbreaking beauty that is life in wartime. Like the glorious ghosts of the paintings in the Hermitage that lie at the heart of the story, Dean’s exquisite prose shimmers with a haunting glow, illuminating us to the notion that art itself is perhaps our most necessary nourishment. A superbly graceful novel.” — Chang-Rae Lee, New York Times Bestselling author of Aloft and Native Speaker Bit by bit, the ravages of age are eroding Marina's grip on the everyday. An elderly Russian woman now living in America, she cannot hold on to fresh memories—the details of her grown children's lives, the approaching wedding of her grandchild—yet her distant past is miraculously preserved in her mind's eye. Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden, carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army's approach signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in removing the museum's priceless masterpieces for safekeeping, leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the artworks' eventual return. As the Luftwaffe's bombs pounded the proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her mind—a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she needed it once more. . . .

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Download or read book The Hermitage Leningrad written by Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Masterpieces from the Hermitage Leningrad written by Gosudarstvennyj Ėrmitaž and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Hermitage written by Marq De Villiers and published by . This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad, Russia, is one of the world1s most important museums. This book offers a dazzling introduction to this collection and the splendid palaces that house it. The collection was begun by Catherine the Great in 1764 to decorate the Czar1s Winter Palace. Over the centuries it has grown to include some 3 million works in nearly 400 rooms, all displayed in surroundings that represent the zenith of 18th and 19th century architecture and decoration. Includes an Introduction; a brief history of the collection; 160 color reproductions of the treasures in this collection; and a floor plan of the museum1s buildings.

Download or read book Hermitage Leningrad written by Tatʹi︠a︡na Arapova and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selection of the treasures from the Hermitage in Russia along with critical commentary. -- Dust jacket.

Download or read book The Hermitage Leningrad written by Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Hermitage written by Regina Kogan and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the building and collections of the State Hermitage Museum, including paintings, sculpture, furniture, and jewelry.

Download or read book Treasures of the Hermitage Museum written by Five Mile Press Staff and published by Five Mile Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates one of the world's finest art collections, the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia that boasts masterpieces by da Vinci and Monet as well as many uniquely Russian items, such as glorious Faberge pieces. This book features four 96-piece jigsaws.