Today was a day a museums. I visited the Russian
museum, the Hermitage, and the Erarta. Each was a completely different
experience—the Russian Museum allowed for an introduction to Russian art, the
Hermitage was a rushed journey through the great masters of western art, and
the Erarta was an exploration of modern art by flashlight. I took pictures in
each, so instead of trying to describe what I saw, I’m including a link to a
quick slideshow I made (sorry, no music included).
What surprised and delighted me the most in
these museums was the mosaic art in the Russian Museum. I’ve included two of
these paintings in the slide show. At first glance, they looked like typical
portraits of aristocracy. But on closer look—they were actually mosaics assembled
completely out of cut pieces of stone. Portraits have always impressed me where
the clothing is painted with such detail that you can see folds of the fabric,
but it is even more impressive when this is done in through a mosaic. The Church
of the Spilled Blood, which I will hopefully get to visit before I leave, is
also completely decorated on the inside with using this same technique. I can
only images a cathedral that is floor to ceiling mosaics!
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