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Grandduke Cosimo II of Toskana (1597-1681), called     
engraver Jacques Callot and Astronomer Galileo Galilei 
to his court in Florence.                              
Canvas, 203 x 116 cm                                   
Inv. 6726
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Grandduke Cosimo II of Toskana (1597-1681), called engraver Jacques Callot...

Citizens' flag of 1465, by Jakob Kaschauer.            
Inv. 128.000
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Citizens' flag of 1465, by Jakob Kaschauer. Inv. 128.000

Shield of the duchy of Krain (today Krajna), 1463.     
Wood, gilded and painted.                              
Inv. 52.816/1
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Shield of the duchy of Krain (today Krajna), 1463. Wood, gilded and painted...

Imperial war flag with two-headed eagle with the       
Imperial crown, since 1433 the heraldic arms of        
the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Imperial war flag with two-headed eagle with the Imperial crown, since 14...

Sigmund Freud's study with the first couch used in     
psychoanalysis - 19, Berggase, Vienna. (Reconstruction)
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Sigmund Freud's study with the first couch used in psychoanalysis - 19, Ber...

Spiral staircase of Blois castle in the inner courtyard
Constructed about 1515, is it the most famous winding  
staircase. On the banister salamander and ermine, the  
heraldic animals of Francois I and his Queen, Claude   
de France.
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Spiral staircase of Blois castle in the inner courtyard Constructed about 1515,...

Spiral staircase in the inner courtyard of Blois Castle
Inside view of this most famous winding staircase,     
constructed about 1515. On the banisters the salamander
of Francois I and the ermine of his Queen, Claude de   
France.
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Spiral staircase in the inner courtyard of Blois Castle Inside view of this most...

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)                              
White marble, dated 1785                               
146 x 105 x 141,5 cm - RF 2981
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) White marble, dated 1785...

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin served as Ambassador of the United States to France.
Bronze
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Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790) writing. The sculpture was made when Franklin serve...

Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening  
rod experiments: bottle (second from right)is a stencil
plate; the other three objects were part of the "storm-
house" demonstration to show the efficiency of the     
lightening rod.
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Models which served in Benjamin Franklin's lightening rod experiments: bottle...

Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for
his scientific experiments in electricity.
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Vacuum pump used by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) for his scientific experiments...

Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on February 6, 1778.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was U.S. Ambassador to
France from 1776-1785 and was instrumental in forming
the alliance between the two countries.
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and France, signed on Feb...