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The Tent-Roofed Room, which gets its name from its unique
gable roof, is one of the largest in the New Hermitage. The decorative
painting of the interior employs ancient motifs, sculptural acroteria
crown the window pediments. Today, as in the 19th century, the room
contains paintings of the Dutch and Flemish schools. The Hermitage
possesses one of the world's best collections of these schools, numbering
over 1,000 canvases. In the display you can see works by such famous
17th-century artists as Jacob van Ruisdael, Pieter Claesz, Willem
Kalf and Willem Heda, genre paintings by Jan Steen and Pieter de Hooch,
as well as two portraits by Frans Hals. |
