The State Hermitage museum.
The State Hermitage museum
We, Th, Su 11.00-18.00, Tu, Fr, Sa 11.00-20.00. Weekend: Monday
Adult - 500₽, Children's (7-18) - 300₽, Students - 300₽, Pensioners - 300₽.
www.hermitagemuseum.org
Российская Федерация, г. Санкт-Петербург, Дворцовая набережная, 34
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The State Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Western European Artistic Weapons of the 15th-17th Centuries (Hall 243).
The Knights' Hall displays part of the Hermitage's extensive collection of weapons, comprising approximately 15,000 pieces. The exhibition of Western European artistic weapons of the 15th-17th centuries presents a wide range of tournament, ceremonial, and hunting weapons, as well as knightly armor, bladed weapons, and firearms. These include works by outstanding masters who worked in the finest armories of Germany, Spain, France, and Italy.
The museum displays the works of famous masters:
Anton Peffenhauser, Augsburg, Germany.
Valentin Siebenbürger, Nuremberg, Germany.
Lorenz Helmschmidt, Augsburg, Germany.
Lucio Piccinino, Milan, Italy.
Pompeo della Cesa, Milan, Italy.
Filippo Negroli, Milan, Italy.
