June 16, despite a legal holiday, in the Hermitage, the panel and the long-standing partner of the Art and History Museum of Vienna. Two of the largest museum of summed up the five-year cooperation and signed a new agreement for the next ten years. As the director of the Vienna Museum Wilfried Zaypel Russian imperial collection of similar collections kayzerovskim Austria. As an example, crowned persons of both countries particularly appreciated the masters of Italian Renaissance.

The parties have agreed on long-term programs in different areas of museum activity. In particular, they intend to jointly develop new methods of restoration of works of art, educational programs for children and music programs, to publish research results, exchange of specialists, as well as exhibitions of their collections. The last paragraph especially interesting because it extends the possibilities of art connoisseurs of both countries. It is pertinent to recall that the Hermitage is not exhibited works from the Vienna Convention, and in art-historical museum stayed pictures of St. Petersburg.

Until last September, the numbers Apollonovom room Winter Palace can be seen canvas «Treatment Saul» Matstsola Francesco (1503-1540), Italian painter, left in the history of art under the nickname Parmigianino.

This exhibition continues the cycle «Masterpieces of the Hermitage museum in the world», St Petersburg allowing the spectator to see things from the collections of major museums in the world. Exhibitions in this series are addressed to those who are prepared to stand beside one long picture.

The choice of works is never accidental. And this time it is justified because the offers of the artist, whose paintings struck contemporaries and has had a great influence on the followers. In the Hermitage there are drawings of Parmigianino. The permanent exhibition features painting, attributed to the same author, but, according to specialists, it most likely the work of some of the followers or disciples painter.

Art and History Museum in Vienna, has six works of Parmigianino. «Treatment Saul» artist wrote in 1528 to order medical Gian Andrea Alba. Until the middle of last century, the picture was kept in the storerooms the Vienna Art History Museum, its author was considered to be a follower of Parmigianino Nicolo del Abbot. The truth has helped the reference works in one of the inventory records in 1609. The skill of the restorers helped open a wonderful painting, which now have an opportunity to make sure visitors Hermitage.

At the opening of the exhibition hall in Apollonovom played violin XVII century Italian master Vincenzo Panormo. This instrument plays a young violinist Natasha Korsakova, which gives concerts around the world. This season it will have to speak in Rome and Vienna. In art-historical museum, where four scheduled concerts in her hands will sound Guarneri violin.

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