Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg

Starring:Hermtiage Museum of St. Peters
Studio: Sling Shot
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Bad camera angles render all paintings distorted
At this moment, July 2002, the best museum DVD
An Art lover's Companion
Getting Close to Ideal!

Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg
Starring: Hermtiage Museum of St. Peters
Manufacturer: Sling Shot
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Art & Artists | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video

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Hermitage Masterpieces
Russia - Land of the Tsars
St. Petersburg: Treasures of Saint-Petersburg [Russia, Import]
St. Petersburg: Architecture of the Tsars
The Louvre

ASIN: 1584480408
Release Date: 2000-10-31

Customer Reviews:

Bad camera angles render all paintings distorted.......2004-09-24

All paintings (overalls and closeups) are shot from oblique angles not perpendicular to the painting surface. This results in distorted images. This is done consistently throughout the 2 DVDs as if on purpose to frustate anyone serious about studying paintings.

At this moment, July 2002, the best museum DVD.......2002-07-15

The masterpieces presented and the tour of the extensive
galleries, with a first rate presentation, as the DVD medium
can provide.
A must for any art lover.

An Art lover's Companion.......2001-11-27

Two video disks packed with 8 hours of viewing magnificent works of art and coupled with historical comments. This set of DVDs is a wonderful reference companion for the art history major and a treasure for the artist and the art connoiseur. It is my most valued DVD.

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 video allows the viewer to pause and zoom throughout the entire presentation, although the camera scan of the images and the selected angle shots are perfect without using this unique feature.

Disk one commences with an interesting historical presentation of Russia in the Age of Peter the Great followed with episodes of art and art history through the 14th century. Disk two commences with an exciting description of the museum's architecture followed with episodes and chapters of art and history from the 15th century to the 20th century.

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.

Getting Close to Ideal!.......2001-07-03

This disc demonstrates one thing that DVD can do very, very well. While the narrator drifts through a series of images of patingings, sculptures, etc., you are free to PAUSE wherever you wish. This is a wonderful way to view an art program, and the TV screen is a lovely way to look at artistic materials (with its inner glow, it shows off the images). A TV tour is NOT the same as a museum, but few of us actually live in St. Petersburg, and a program such as this can be a worthy substitute.

The materials are loosely grouped by nationality and by period (high renaissance is one 1/2 hour program, Spanish masterpieces another, etc., etc., etc.). Menu access is easy.

Product Description

The most magnificent sightseeing of St. Petersburg, Russia, is presented in this extraordinarily informative documentary show. The breathtaking journey into the interiors of Hermitage Museum, the Russian Art Museum, Saint-Isaac Cathedral, Cathedral of Kazan, Peter-and-Pual Cathedral, etc., offers fascinating impressions. Bird's eye view opens a captivating panorama of the Northern Capital of Russia with its squares, gardens, rivers and canals, and unforgettable white nights. Narration of historical events, architectural styles, and arts is accompanied by classical and modern music performed by the best Russian musicians. Whether one is an art lover, or an explorer of historical events, or merely enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures - this show is perfect for education and entertainment (Soundtrack in ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, and JAPANESE, NTSC format, all regions).

Customer Reviews:

An Aussies view of a remarkable city.......2006-10-06

What a wonderful presentation and without any padding. This DVD shows St Petersburg as a visitor would see it but also gets inside the subjects and explains the history. I was bowled over by the quality of the photography and very impressed by the commentary. I had visited St Petes only last year and this was like a repeat visit. The overheads were awesome and the concentration was on the main points of interest to any tourist. Vladimir and Natalia have captured the city so well that at the end you feel you have made the journey yourself. Allen Breen Sydney Australia

Charlie Rose with Jacques Barzan; Deborah Yates; Mikhail Piotrovsky (May 29, 2000)

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Charlie Rose with Jacques Barzan; Deborah Yates; Mikhail Piotrovsky (May 29, 2000)

Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Description

First, a conversation with intellectual, historian and thinker Jacques Barzan on his new book, From Dawn to Decadence. Then, dancer Deborah Yates on her craft and her role as the girl in the yellow dress in Lincoln Center's production of Contact. Later, from the world of art, Mikhail Piotrovsky, the director of one of the world's great museums, The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The Hermitage: The State Hermitage Museum at St. Petersburg [Russia, Import]

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The Hermitage: The State Hermitage Museum at St. Petersburg [Russia, Import]

Manufacturer: Studio Master Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

68 minutes of documentary show presents the most magnificent sightseeing and extraordinarily informative narration in ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, RUSSIAN, and JAPANESE
Emphasizes arts and a detail on architectural styles, accompanied by classical music performed by the best Russian musicians
Includes SPECIAL FEATURES and three concerts performed in the halls of the museum by the (1) Hermitage Orchestra: Camerata St. Petersburg, (2) Chamber Choir "Millenium" and (3) The String Quartet "Neva-Klassika" (approx. 25 minutes)

ASIN: B000MKSVYA

Product Description

The most magnificent sightseeing of the Hermitage Museum's interiors and exteriors at St. Petersburg, Russia, is presented in this extraordinarily informative documentary show. The breathtaking journey into the interiors of the Russian Emperors' official residence offers fascinating impressions throughout the rich collection of Greek and Roman sculptures, splendid jewelry, and paintings by a great variety of artists from Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci to Monet and Picasso. Narration of arts, historical events, and architectural styles is accompanied by classical music performed by the best Russian musicians. Whether one is an art lover, or an explorer of historical events, or merely enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures - this show is perfect for education and entertainment (Soundtrack in ENGLISH, SPANISH, RUSSIAN, FRENCH, and JAPANESE, NTSC format, all regions)

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