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ANGELS

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Christmas

CHRISTMAS

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Compendium Jesus Christ

COMPENDIUM JESUS CHRIST

Cult Objects and Reliquaries

CULT OBJECTS AND RELIQUARIES

Eucharist

EUCHARIST

Mary Magdalen

MARY MAGDALEN

Mary, Mother of Christ

MARY, MOTHER OF CHRIST

Orthodox

ORTHODOX

Passion of Jesus Christ

PASSION OF JESUS CHRIST

Prayer, Worship and Rituals

PRAYER, WORSHIP AND RITUALS

Saints

SAINTS

The Gospels, Acts of the Apostles etc. (New Testament)

THE GOSPELS, ACTS OF THE APOSTLES ETC. (NEW TESTAMENT)

Trinity

TRINITY

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Franz Gruber, schoolteacher in Arnsdorf, Austria. When the old organ broke down one Christmas, the Parish priest Joseph Mohr wrote a few verses and asked Gruber to compose a simple melody that could be accompanied on the guitar.The song "Silent Night,holy night" was born.
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Franz Gruber, schoolteacher in Arnsdorf, Austria. When the old organ broke...

The manuscript of the world's most famous Christmas song "Silent Night,holy night" on the desk of composer and school teacher Franz Gruber in his house in Hallein,Austria.
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The manuscript of the world's most famous Christmas song "Silent Night,holy...

Winter night in the village of Arnsdorf, Austria. It was here that the organ broke down before Christmas and school teacher Gruber composed a simple melody that could be accompanied on a guitar.The world's best loved Christmas song "Silent Night, Holy Night" was born.
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Winter night in the village of Arnsdorf, Austria. It was here that the organ...

Emperor Karl V (1500-1558),"in whose realm the sun never set", as he had inherited Spain's new overseas territories together with the crown of Spain. Canvas, 203,5 x 123 cm Inv. A 114
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Emperor Karl V (1500-1558),"in whose realm the sun never set", as he had i...

Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) and his family, his wife Maria of Spain, his children Anna, Rudolf and Ernst. Canvas, 240 x 188 cm, 1553 Inv. 3448
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Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) and his family, his wife Maria of Spain, his...

Archduchess Magdalena (1532-1590), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. She founded the Royal Convent in Hall in Tyrol and became its first Abbess.
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Archduchess Magdalena (1532-1590), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. She founded...

Meal in honour of the Peace of Muenster and Osnabrueck, which put an end to the Thirty Years' War; held in the large Council hall in Nuernberg, Germany, on September 15 1649.Foreground right: Ottavio Piccolomini Imperial general and chief negotiator.
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Meal in honour of the Peace of Muenster and Osnabrueck, which put an end to the...

"Artilleriebesteck" - gunnery instruments for measuring and calculating - which belonged to Emperor Karl VI (1685-1740). The instruments lie on a military drawing made by Karl when still an Archduke.
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"Artilleriebesteck" - gunnery instruments for measuring and calculating - which...

The brothers Joseph (Emperor Joseph II, 1741-1790) and Leopold (Emperor Leopold II, 1747-1792), sons of Empress Maria Theresia and Emperor Franz-Stephan of Lorraine, 1769 Oil on canvas, 173 x 122 cm. Inv.1628
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The brothers Joseph (Emperor Joseph II, 1741-1790) and Leopold (Emperor Leopold...

Napkin, woven in memory of the peace of Hubertusburg, 1763, which ended the Seven-Years War between Austria and Prussia and their allies, between Empress Maria Theresia and King Friedrich II, over the possession of Silesia.
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Napkin, woven in memory of the peace of Hubertusburg, 1763, which ended the S...

"Napoleon table"; 1864, a gift from the city of Paris to Napoleon III.Inlaid paintings by C. Freund show "the Napoleons":Napoleon I, his son, the duke of Reichstadt, Napoleon III and the Prince Imperial. Between the four: castles of Arenenberg, Elysee, St. Cloud and Compiegne.
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"Napoleon table"; 1864, a gift from the city of Paris to Napoleon III.Inlaid pa...

View through a window of the Hotel Danieli, Venice, towards Church and Island of S. Giorgo Maggiore. The room was shared by poets George Sand (1804-1876) and her lover Alfred de Musset (1810-1857). Their stormy love affair culminated during their stay in Venice,1834
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View through a window of the Hotel Danieli, Venice, towards Church and Islan...