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Arrival of Napoleon's coffin aboard the ship La Belle Poule (The Pretty Hen), 15 December 1840
Arrival of Napoleon's coffin aboard the ship La Belle Poule (The Pretty Hen), 15 December 1840. Eugène Isabey
Alexandr Radayev
In the Press · Faith · Society · Nature
Pope Francis today addressed listeners of BBC Radio with an appeal to the world leaders gathered at the climate summit in Glasgow: "Each of us, whoever we are and wherever we are, can play a part in changing our collective response to the unprecedented th
Pope Francis today addressed listeners of BBC Radio with an appeal to the world leaders gathered at the climate summit in Glasgow: "Each of us, whoever we are and wherever we are, can play a part in changing our collective response to the unprecedented threat of climate change and
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Primaticcio’s 1540 Spring Costume and the Living Trees in Alexander Rou’s “Morozko”
On the one hand, these costumes resemble the work of contemporary Russian designers. On the other, they are very interesting and, in their own way, beautiful, if alarming. Costume of a spring beneath a grove, 1540, by Francesco Primaticcio. Costume of the animated trees from the fairy tale "Morozko&
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Mourning dress and accessories in the Dutch fashion magazine De Gracieuse, April 1880
A selection of mourning dress and accessories in a Dutch fashion magazine, April 1880. After all, a widow must be not only merry but fashionable too
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The Russian Parthenon
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Costume design by Jean Berain for a guitarist riding a snail, 17th century
One would like to see costumes like this at the Met Gala. In the second half of the 17th century a whole series of such characters was created for Italian comic operas. Mostly this was how lutenists might appear, sometimes in the guise of mermaids and nereids, enthroned upon fantastical
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Portrait of a man in a red cap and an epauletted uniform
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A Portrait, Incidentally Dreadful
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So, on 30 November Sotheby's in London will put up works by Konchalovsky, Goncharova, Roerich, Petrov-Vodkin and a dozen or so other significant names of Russian art
So, on 30 November Sotheby's in London will put up works by Konchalovsky, Goncharova, Roerich, Petrov-Vodkin and a dozen or so other significant names of Russian art. Last year the Russian Sale brought in 40 million dollars. This year, still greater takings are expected.
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MUAR director Likhacheva recalls Shchusev's Stalin Prizes and imperial orders
At the opening of the pre-auction exhibition for Sotheby's Russian Sale, MUAR director Elizaveta Likhacheva reminded guests that Alexey Shchusev was a four-time winner of the Stalin Prize and a holder of an order of the Holy Synod. What is meant is the Order of Saint
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Marshal Pétain, who was preparing to retire in 1914 and unexpectedly saw his career take off with the outbreak of the First World War, was given power over France at the age of 84
Marshal Pétain, who was preparing to retire in 1914 and unexpectedly saw his career take off with the outbreak of the First World War, was given power over France at the age of 84. Already prime minister at that moment, after the fall of France Pétain became a dictator. A
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Steppe mammoth skull measuring about a metre sold for 269,000 euros
A couple of days ago this steppe mammoth skull was sold for €269,000. The price is impressive, but so are the dimensions: one metre ten by one metre twenty by one metre thirty