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The Tent Hall with a gable ceiling in the form of a
tent is one of the largest rooms in the New Hermitage. This building
was constructed and decorated to the design of the architect Leo von
Klenze as a museum and every room was meant to house a particular
collection. This room was originally called the Room of the Dutch
and Flemish School. The main décor is concentrated on the ceiling
and in the upper part of the walls including mural paintingsbased
on antique motifs and sculptural acroteria on the pediments of the
double windows. On display in the hall are canvases by famous Dutch
artists of the 17th century such as Frans Hals, Jacob Ruysdael, Willem
Kalf, Willem Claesz Heda, Jan Steen, Pieter de Hooch and others. |
