Hermitage Masterpieces

Masterpieces of the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg (1992)
Digitally remastered 2004

A breathtaking journey through time, culture and art, this 18-part series includes stunning images of rarely seen treasures that represent the development of world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. Originally built in 1754, the State Hermitage museum occupies six magnificent buildings and is home to more than 3 million masterpieces collected over two and a half centuries from every school of Western art.

Portrayed are masterpieces that were hidden from the eyes of Westerners for centuries. The precious disks reveal beautiful video images of art specimens never published in our Western art history books.

The educational content in this film is beyond any documentary film of art I have seen, the historical implication is outstanding, it is a delightful tour of the world's great art collections.