During the siege of Leningrad some of the soldiers who had helped evacuate the artworks in the Hermitage to safety many mules inland were given guided tours of the paintings: the guides lovingly described them as the soldiers stood before the empty frames.
There has been too much going on in the last couple of weeks and I shall be in retreat for much of next week, so this picture from our trip to Blenheim a short while ago and this thought from a 'live streamed' film about the Hermitage more recently will have to do for the moment.
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