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This room was created to the design of Vasily Stasov
in 1838 and intended for the changing of the internal palace guard.
Relief compositions made up of depictions of military equipment are
placed between the pilasters and incorporated in the moulded frieze.
The martial motifs in the painting of the vaulted ceiling are intended
to stress the function of the room, which is adorned by battle scenes
of the Patriotic War of 1812 by Peter von Hess. The room also contains
works by 16th- to 18th-century silversmiths of Augsburg and Nuremberg
from the Hermitage's large collection of German silverware. |
