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A French Soup Tureen of the Sixteenth Century in the Shape of a Cauliflower
A French soup tureen of the sixteenth century in the shape of a cauliflower. With its own snail, naturally. This is France, after all
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Adam and Eve in Paradise, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509
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Congratulations to all on the arrival of March!
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Igor Shelkovsky's "Proverbs"
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Wedding dress of Balzac’s era at the “Lost Illusions” exhibition, Palais Galliera
A Wedding Dress of 1834. Silk fabric with floral decoration and a satin ground. Palais Galliera, Museum of Fashion of the City of Paris. Gift of the Countess de Castries. The dress is shown at the exhibition "Lost Illusions" as a typical wedding dress of the period, in
The East · Museums
Gurko's Russian troops defeated Suleiman Pasha's army at Philippopolis in January 1878
Officer's helmet with the badge "For Philippopolis, 3rd, 4th and 5th January 1878" The Battle of Philippopolis (Plovdiv) took place on 2–7 January 1878 during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. The Russian forces of the Western Detachment under Lieutenant-General I. V. Gurko,
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A Brief Review of the Key Publications of the Last Two Weeks of February
A brief review of the key publications of the last two weeks of February. We have spoken about new exhibitions, unique museum collections and the repatriation of art, and touched on pressing questions of the Russian art market and of architectural heritage. 📌 The Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow and the
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Catherine Deneuve, aged 22
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Head-Washing, Alexander Samokhvalov, 1922-23
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Medal of 1763 by Timofey Ivanov marking the start of the recoinage of copper coins
And This Is Animated by Thee! The motto on a commemorative medal with a most unusual obverse design. An eagle with a sceptre and orb in its talons soars in the rays of the All-Seeing Eye above a curious device: a minting screw press, a balancier. The medal was
Observations · People
"I am a branch in the road, barring the way to evil"
Vladimir Yakovlev
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