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Ceiling painting:
The Virtues Presenting Russian Youth to Minerva
Gabriel Francois Doyen
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Malachite vase
Yekaterinburg Lapidary Works
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The staircase, created by the architect Andrei Stakenschneider
in the mid-19th century, is located in the Old (or Large) Hermitage.
The interior is worked in light tones: the walls are embellished with
panels and pilasters of white and pink artificial marble, while the
upper landing is decorated with white marble columns. The ceiling
painting of The Virtues Presenting Russian Youth to Minerva
adorned the Oval Room that previously existed in this location. The
only strong accent in the interior is a malachite vase (Yekaterinburg,
1850s). The staircase owes its name to the fact that the premises
of the State Council were located on the ground floor of the building
in the 19th century. |
