The Hermitage The Hermitage is one of the oldest historical site museums in the United States and has been open as such since 1889 (“The Hermitage”). I had never been to The Hermitage before this class. And I must say that Andrew Jackson picked a lovely piece of land to build his home. Even before beginning the tour‚ the landscaping is remarkable. The driveway leading to the mansion is lined with cedar trees‚ making the house of Andrew Jackson and his family look as if it was taken right out of
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I have been to the IMAX at the Bob Bullock Museum‚ but this was the first time to step inside the museum itself. I was walking in thinking I needed a tour guide to show me the best way to explore but as you walk in‚ it is very easy to follow. The first floor had early settlements from the Indian Trade Network to Mexico seeking independence from Spain. Then as I went up to the second floor‚ I noticed the themes they laid out for each section of the Museum making them all different and allowing us
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The ensemble of Palace Square In front of us there is a view of Palace Square which is considered to be the city’s main square and gives an excellent example of how different architectural styles can be combined in a most elaborate and aesthetically pleasing way. On the northern side of the square stands the earliest and most celebrated building on the square‚ the picturesque Baroque Winter Palace of Russian tsars‚ which gave the square its name. It was built between 1754 and 1762 by Italian architect
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There are many interesting places in the world to visit. Many places are interesting because of their popularity‚ some are interesting because of the climate and some are interesting because they are always on the news. Chicago‚ St Petersburg and Armenia are three places in the world that have an interesting history. Chicago is part of Illinois which is one of states of the U.S.. Chicago is not English word. It’s the word form one of languages used by Indians. It means the strong smell. This
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II 10-20-13 Sfakianos The piece that I chose to write about is entitled The Birth of Venus and was painted by the French artist Nicolas Poussin. This painting was sold to Catherine the Great of Russia in 1771. It was sold another time by the Hermitage Museum in 1932 when the Soviet government was desperate for western currency. It was then that it was acquired for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The painting was made in Italy in either the year 1635 or 1636. The medium that Poussin used was oils
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window structure or indeed of any variation on the plain‚ smooth surface of the underlying background.17 Some earlier works attributed to Leonardo‚ the Madonna Litta‚ the Benois Madonna (both Hermitage‚ St. Petersburg)‚ and the Madonna with the Carnation (Alte Pinakothek‚ Munich)‚ all have a window behind the figure; thus the absence of a window in the background of the Cecilia Gallerani raises the question “why?”. The following section will be divided into two parts: why did Leonardo include a
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to the Soviet Union. Nouwen becomes so excited when he hears of the trip because he knows the painting is located in the Soviet Union in the city of Leningrad‚ present day St. Petersburg. The painting is located in the city in a museum called the Hermitage Museum‚ and where Nouwen is headed is just a short trip away from this location and immediately makes request to get
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The Crouching Boy is an unfinished work by Michelangelo and many have tried to guess what he was saying. It is in cubic form and seems constrained or could it be a wounded soldier or a spirit of mourning. (Hermitage
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The Petrograd Inflitrators Hello‚ I have no name. I am just a part of the masses that overthrew the corrupt Provisional Government. Me and hundreds more have been pushed into a stinky French-style taxi. In the taxis transporting us‚ we saw an enraged Petrograd (St. Petersburg). There were soldiers everywhere and slogans such as “Mir‚ Khleb i Zemlya!” (Peace‚ Bread and Land) on blood red flags donned the apartment blocks and buildings. When I stepped off at the meeting point near St. Isaac’s Cathedral
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The Hermitage Debate “The Cherokee Indians are one of the largest of five Native American tribes who settled in the American Southeast portion of the country. The tribe came from Iroquoian descent. They had originally been from the Great Lakes region of the country‚ but eventually settled closer to the east coast.” When thinking of Indians‚ most Americans jump to the stereotypical tee pee dwelling‚ buffalo hunting savages that are inferior to whites. This is not the case of the Cherokee. The Cherokee
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