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This interior, once known as the First Reception-Room,
was part of the suite of state rooms of the Great Hermitage decorated
by Andrei Stakenschneider in 1851-60 and used for accommodating important
guests of the imperial court. The interior is a beautiful example
of the Historicism style. The jasper columns and painted and gilded
pilasters stand out impressively against the white stuccoed walls.
The gilded ornaments on the ceiling and overdoor decorations, the
doors adorned with precious kinds of wood and painted porcelain medallions
add to the impression of majesty produced by the room. The hall features
works by Italian artists of the 13th to early 15th centuries. Worthy
of special attention among them is a wing of a diptych by Simone Martini
(c. 1284-1344), The Madonna from the Annunciation scene (1340-44).
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