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At the time of the museum's opening the Entrance Hall
of the New Hermitage was given over to paintings by 19th-century Russian
artists. The decor of the interior features bas-relief portraits of
Russian artists, sculptors and architects. Today it is used to present
works by the famous Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), of
which the Hermitage possesses 24. The collection includes all types
of portraiture - the genre in which the artist attained universal
fame: small, intimate, formal and commissioned. His Portrait of
a Man, Self-Portrait and Portrait of Sir Thomas Chaloner are among
the museum's masterpieces. |
