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Edward I, King of England (1239-1307).
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Edward I, King of England (1239-1307).

Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Members of the court of Catherine de Medici are shown here as Greek gods: Coligny as Nep- tune, Henri II as Mars, Charles IX as double-headed Janus, Queen Margot (la reine Margot) as Minerva
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Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Me...

Hall of the Conspirators. The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Members of the court of Catherine de Medici are shown here as Greek gods: Cardinal Coligny as Neptune, Henri II as Mars, Charles IX as double-headed Janus, Queen Margot as Minerva.
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Hall of the Conspirators. The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. M...

The Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Religion. Members of the court of Catherine de Medici are shown here as Greek deities: Henri II as Mars, Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri, great enemy of the Protestants, as Venus
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The Hall of the Conspirators: The Huguenots met here during the Wars of Relig...

Castle of Bussy-Rabotin, where Count Roger de Rabutin spent 16 years of exile from the court of Louis XIV. Before his banishment he spent one year in the Bastille prison, mainly for his book "Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules," describing life at the court of Versailles.
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Castle of Bussy-Rabotin, where Count Roger de Rabutin spent 16 years of exile...

Louis XIV governs alone.Ostentation of the neighbouring powers of France.
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Louis XIV governs alone.Ostentation of the neighbouring powers of F...

The banquet of King Herod, 1290-1295.
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The banquet of King Herod, 1290-1295.

Legend of the three Kings (three Magi),from the choir screen of Cologne Cathedral. Left to right: The three Kings kneel before St. Mary and the child; the three are consecrated bishops by the apostle Thomas;burial of the three Kings. See also 40-03-07/6,7
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Legend of the three Kings (three Magi),from the choir screen of Cologne Cathe...

Queen Titania and the donkey (Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night's Dream"). From the gymnasitics- room of Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the "Hermesvilla" in the outskirts of Vienna. 1882, Canvas, 170 x 230 cm
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Queen Titania and the donkey (Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night's Drea...

Ulysses and Aeolus, from the Ulysses Cycle. Fresco (1560)
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Ulysses and Aeolus, from the Ulysses Cycle....

Saint George and the Dragon, about 1560. Oil on canvas, 158,3 x 100,5 cm NG 16
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Saint George and the Dragon, about 1560. Oil on canvas, 158,3 x 1...

Villa Barbaro, interior with frescoes. Trompe-l'oeil architecture. Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) and Andrea Palladio (1508-1580).
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Villa Barbaro, interior with frescoes. Trompe-l'oeil architectu...