"Love Letter" by Vermeer came to the Hermitage to the exhibition of one painting

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"Love Letter" by Vermeer came to the Hermitage to the exhibition of one painting

PETERSBURG, October 14 - RIA Novosti. Johannes Vermeer's canvas "Love Letter" came from Reyksmuzeya in Amsterdam to St. Petersburg, on "The exhibition is a masterpiece" in Hermitage, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, the press service of the museum.

"Within a month we have an opportunity to show one of the best paintings in the world. Unfortunately, we do not have the Vermeer because he was one of those artists who are not appreciated at the time when the collection was formed Hermitage" - said at the opening of Michael Piotrowski, director of the State Hermitage Museum.

Vermeer has truly become part of the world history of art only in the 1870s. Piotrowski said that for the Hermitage, which is known for its collection and study of Dutch painting, this exhibition is very important.

"If the Hermitage something was lacking, it is literally a masterpiece, and I am delighted that he will stay here for several weeks. We brought a very small picture, but this gem of our collection," - said Wim Peybs, director Reyksmuzeya. He added that the Hermitage is incredibly fully represented the "golden age" of Dutch painting, but it is very important that Vermeer will exhibit chamber - in a separate room.

Piotrowski said that demand for the Dutch artist in our time, probably due to the harmony of human worldview of the twentieth century. He also recalled that, in turn, at this point in Reyksmuzee exposed "Holy Family" by Rembrandt.

"For professional and just a fan of painting is very valuable exhibition is a canvas, when, without dissipating our attention, we can examine in detail the concrete masterpiece and remember it for life" - expressed confidence the curator of the exhibition, a senior Department of West European Art Sergei Stroganov.

The painting depicts the story of Vermeer, which is also found in other paintings of the artist: a lady who had just played the mandolin, immersed in reading a love letter, which brought her maid.
Stroganov emphasizes that to understand the beautiful paintings of the time requires a key to deciphering depicted. "That was the key emblems. Each emblem was a picture of the symbol, illustrating the specific moral postulate," - he said. To this end, the exhibition has been specially made booklet with commentary of art masterpieces by Vermeer.

The exhibition runs until November 13, 2011.

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