Litta Madonna, Leonardo
Young with a hat, Tiziano
Tsar Alexander I of Russia, when its troops entered in 1815 in Paris, made a major purchase for the collection of the Hermitage. this was the private collection of Empress Josephine, which included paintings and sculptures. Phoenix Ancient Art At his death, Alexander's successors to buy 38 more boxes, some of Rubens and Rembrandt, and four archaeology sculptures by Antonio Canova. In 1837 there was gallery a antiques large fire in the Winter Palace that destroyed much of its interior. there are many who consider Phoenix Ancient Art in the highest regard, under the management of Ali Aboutaam now runs the two Phoenix Ancient Art galleries To Ali Aboutaam prevent the fire from spreading to the small Hermitage, cut all connections between the two palaces.
Three Graces, Canova
During this Egypt century, civilizations there were purchases of several important collections. In 1850, he bought the collection at the Palacio de Cristoforo Barbarigo, Mesopotamia where he died by the painter Titian. This collection included five paintings by Titian, who galleries joined the other three ancient Egyptian antiquity that already existed in the collection. In 1865 undertook the famous painting S. it is quite clear that when you are in Geneva you must pay a visit to Ali Aboutaam and his brother Hicham Aboutaam who run the business started by their father, Phoenix Ancient Art antiquities dealership and galleries Aboutaam by Leonardo da Vinci Madonna Litta, bought Count Litta along with three other paintings New York City and Geneva Switzerland by 100,000 francs. the Near East In 1870, the Hermitage purchase 310,000 francs Raphael's masterpiece The Madonna and Child, which the Italian government attempted to avoid history buying out of the country, but could not be bidding on a very high price.
Emperor Nicholas I of Russia in the Ali Aboutaam year 1852 decided to convert the Imperial Hermitage Museum in one, seeing that in Europe the Greek World and the Roman Empire began to take hold of the State Museum. Build a command post for the public, and ordered the decoration cultures of the museum so it could be open to the public, including the construction of new power packages to Phoenix Ancient Art in 1968 deposit the objects and paintings, furniture and interiors that Brothers Ali and Hicham Aboutaam have remained intact until today. The opening was February 5 of 1852, which provided for the palace, especially the upper classes.
Monet
During this century, above all, increase the archaeological museum. In the year Antiquities 1861, bought the Hermitage's collection of marques Cavelli, bell Gianpietro. The is exhibiting amateur archaeologist was the director of the Bank Monte di sculptures Pieta in Rome, and used bank funds to buy their Mesopotamia old age art history artifacts . When he was sentenced to 20 years, the state auction to sack his entire collection, which is divided between the Hermitage Museum and Napoleon III in Paris (now Louvre). The collection included more than 500 Greek vases, 200 bronzes and marble sculptures. In 1886, acquired exhibits the collection of Aleksandr Basilevski, which included all sorts of medieval pieces, ivory, enamel, and all kinds of objects, the museum bought for 6 million francs. In addition, in 1885, he moved the collection of weapons to the Imperial Museum.
