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Villa Verdi
The Villa Verdi in Sant'Agata near Parma, Italy, home of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. The illustration shows the villa in the 1860s. Taken from: Mary Jane Phillips-Matz (1993), Verdi: A Biography...
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Giuseppe Verdi, 1899
An 1899 photograph taken by Pietro Tempestini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Taken at Montecatini Terme. (Archivio Storico Ricordi, Milan, Italy)
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Giuseppe Verdi by Boldini
An 1886 pastel portrait by Giovanni Boldini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Italy)
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Abbas Mirza Mosque, Yerevan
Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan fortress (now Yerevan, Armenia), early 20th century.
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Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan Fortress
Abbas Mirza Mosque in the Erivan fortress, 1899.
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Map of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, 1016 - 1035 - England, Denmark, and Norway under a Viking Dynasty
The so-called North Sea Empire refers to the personal union created by Cnut the Great (reign in England 1016–1035; Denmark 1018–1035; Norway 1028–1035), which linked the kingdoms of England, Denmark, and Norway under a single ruler during...
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Western Classical Music, c. 1700-1950
Between c. 1700 and 1950, Western classical music evolved alongside profound political, social, and technological change, moving through four broad stylistic phases: Baroque, Classicism, Romanticism, and Modernism. The Baroque era (c. 1700–1750...
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Capture of Erivan Fortress
Siege of the Erivan Fortress, 1 Oct 1827, oil on canvas by Franz Roubaud, 1893.
History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan.
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The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Erivan's Sardar
Hall of Mirrors (Shushaband-ayva) in the Palace of Erivan's Sardar, built in 1798.
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Louis XIII in Armor
Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643) in armor, oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1622-25.
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California.
