The Hermitage collection of French paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries is regarded as one of the finest in the world and includes over 250 works by the founders of Impressionism: Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, as well as well-known paintings by Post- Impressionists: Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and other worldwide favourites.