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Ambras Castle, rebuilt over a gothic core by Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol, 1564-1567. The Archduke also added the "Spanish Hall" (long building in foreground), a huge, fresco-covered hall for the Archduke's frequent festivities.
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Ambras Castle, rebuilt over a gothic core by Archduke Ferdinand II of...

Jousting tournaments were not just sporting games and rules were tightened in the late 16th, to avoid fatal accidents. Gregor Baci, a Hungarian nobleman, was pierced by a jousting pike, but tradition has it that he survived his injuries.
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Jousting tournaments were not just sporting games and rules were tightened...

Friedrich III (Habsburg), Emperor Holy Roman Empire. Oil on wood
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Friedrich III (Habsburg), Emperor Holy Roman Empire. Oil on wood

Objects from Archduke's Ferdinand II "Wunderkammer": On the ceiling: 2 sharks, one deep-sea fish. Portrait of a giant, accompanied by a child to mark his size. Painting of a huge bear shot by the Archduke. Antlers of a stag, around which a tree has grown.
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Objects from Archduke's Ferdinand II "Wunderkammer": On the ceiling: 2 sharks...

Dodecahedron, watercolour on parchment On the twelve faces heads which can be read upside-down as well as straight German or Dutch (3rd quarter 16th)
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Dodecahedron, watercolour on parchment On the twelve faces head...

Crucifix, roughly carved from a root A mandrake, popular object of magic and superstition in the 15th and 16th century
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Crucifix, roughly carved from a root A mandrake, popular obje...

Crucifixion Corals and shells
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Crucifixion Corals and shells

"La Marguerita", a Venetian mirror, second half 16th. 14 leaf-shaped, convex mirrors are arranged around a circular center,thus multiplying the mirrored image. Glass,cardboard,paper; 120 cm across
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"La Marguerita", a Venetian mirror, second half 16th. 14 leaf-shaped, convex m...

Andromeda delivered by Perseus, 1603-1604 Alabaster, 38 x 45 cm Inv. PA 941
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Andromeda delivered by Perseus, 1603-1604 Alabaster, 38 x 45 cm...

The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collection of art and curios.
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The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a...

The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical for the Ambras collection.
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The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suf...

The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who had made a detailed study of his father's glandular disturbance. The three paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical of the mixture of art and curiosities in 16th century princely collections.
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The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who h...