Flamandskaja zivopis' XVII-XVIII vekov: katalog kollekcii = Flemish painting 17th-18th centuries : the catalogue of the collection

Abstract

. Enjoying one of the best collections of Flemish art in the world, the Hermitage has paintings in all genres and examples of the work of the most famous painters and the less well known (over 140 different artists in all). Truly exceptional are the groups of paintings by the greatest Flemish artists of the seventeenth century: Rubens, Van Dyke, Jacob Jordaens, Snyders, David Teniers (the Younger). Outlining the history of the collection, the authors point out that the first works acquired for the Hermitage's painting collection by Catherine the Great in 1764 were Flemish. They also review the study of the collection and the art-historical puzzles that have been solved over the years. The paintings themselves are beautifully reproduced with many details revealing the virtuosity of the artists.