Mark H3d ago

From this day in 2017 when we visited the State Hermitage museum in St Petersburg, Russia, here's the Benois Madonna by Leonardo da Vinci, probably painted around 1480 CE and likely da Vinci's first independent artwork.

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Mark and MarieMay 19, 2025
After lunch on our first day in Saint Petersburg that saw us trying caviar (nice) and vodka (or nail varnish remover; difficult to be sure), we headed to the main point of interest for us for the day, the State Hermitage museum. It was huge, and our guide, doing his best, still only took us through a small portion of the rooms to point out important works of art over the course of the afternoon. We were definitely getting art fatigue by the time our time there came to an end but there was still so much more to see.

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Mark HDec 14, 2022

A feeble and possibly short-lived attempt to start a new hashtag, here's my first #MidweekMuseum recommendation. This is the #StateHermitage #Museum in #SaintPetersburg, #Russia. We spent several hours here in 2017 and like all the big #museums in all the big cities, it both wasn't enough time and probably too much as you eventually reach an #art and #history saturation and fatigue point. Fabulous place.

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