:18:01
- Who are these people?
- Should I introduce you?
:18:03
- Only if it's not impolite
- No, they are friends
:18:07
Oleg Konstantinovich,
medical professor
:18:11
Lev Mikhailovich, actor
:18:13
Shouldn't they rise?
:18:15
My European friend,
he is visiting Russia
:18:18
- My pleasure
- He's European
:18:24
Medicine is a fine profession
:18:27
I haven't spoken for years
:18:31
Aside from my new accomplice
:18:34
Such a long time...
What is that odour?
:18:36
Odour?
:18:38
A curious odour...
:18:40
Have you been
in St Petersburg long?
:18:43
Yes, for one hour
:18:46
- And you came straight here?
- I had my reasons
:18:49
You must love art!
:18:51
Are you interested in beauty
or just its representation?
:18:55
No, Marquis. We're here to rest
:18:58
"Marquis"?
:19:00
How do you rest?
:19:01
Today, we've come together
:19:05
It smells of formaldehyde
:19:06
Formaldehyde?
:19:08
Marquis, I'll show you
a splendid painting
:19:12
These men are emitting
a very strange odour
:19:15
Marquis, look at
"The Birth of John the Baptist"
:19:19
The Marquis smells of formaldehyde
:19:24
No, it's you
:19:27
I know this painting.
I saw it on my last visit here
:19:31
It comes from Paris,
from the Crozat collection
:19:34
Catherine II acquired it in 1772
:19:39
One of the earliest pieces
of the Hermitage collection
:19:42
Such information,
that's for specialists
:19:46
For us, detail is more interesting
:19:49
Look closely here
:19:51
A chicken and a cat
are in the foreground
:19:56
They are symbolic figures
:19:59
The chicken
represents greed and avarice