The Italian collection numbers over 1100 paintings. It is rich in sculpture, graphic arts, and applied arts. The exposition covers more than 30 rooms. The collection of Spanish 16th-18th century art is one of the best outside Spain. It numbers about 200 canvases.
The collection of Dutch 17th century art numbers more than 1300 paintings. The Flemish school is accommodated in 3 large rooms of the New Hermitage.
The collection of English art includes works of celebrated 18th century artists. The collection of French 19th - early 20th century art is one of the most famed treasures of the Hermitage. There are more than 250 canvases of Impressionist.
The collection of French 16th-18th century art includes more than 600 paintings. It is rich in sculpture and applied arts. The exposition of the French Old Masters is housed in 26 rooms of the main floor of the Winter Palace.
This is one of the largest, though being one the "youngest" departments of the Hermitage. Formed in 1920, it is representative of the culture and art of various regions of the East, from the most ancient times up to the early 20th century.
The collection is comprised of monuments of Ancient Greece and Rome and materials, excavated by Russian archeologists from the sites of ancient Greek towns on the Northern coast of the Black Sea.
The department possesses about 500,000 relics of Prehistoric culture in the territories of Russia, the Ukraine and Central Asia.
More than 300,000 relics exemplify the development of Russian culture from the 6th to the 20th century. The majority of these are specimens of applied arts. Fine arts are also represented.
The Hermitage takes up 5 buildings erected from the mid 18th to mid 19th century. All of them rank among Russia's outstanding architectural and historical monuments. Their brilliant interiors were designed by the best architects of Russia.
