History and contents of the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad: the Winter Palace during the 1917 revolution, the nationalization of the Imperial art collection, contemporary display of art of different countries, from ancient times to the late 19th century. Russian Paintings; 13th-18th century Italian art; 16th-17th century Spanish art; 17th century Flemish art; 17th century Dutch art; 15th-17th century German art; 18th century English art; 15th-19th century French art.