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Olmec stone mask, so-called "Raphael Mask". The pierced forehead and ears probably for suspension of the mask as a pectoral. Diorite (900-400 BCE). Height 34 cm. Inv. 1942-3-7-1
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Olmec stone mask, so-called "Raphael Mask". The pierced forehead and...

Portrait mask of the Sun God from the Sun Temple at Palenque, Mexico. The mask was originally placed on the outer wall of the cella, but was later ritually buried under the temple. Stucco, paint (600-900 CE). Height 21 cm. Inv. 10-222284
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Portrait mask of the Sun God from the Sun Temple at Palenque, Mexico. The ma...

Portrait of an old man, his face a grimace of pain, with sunken eyes and bad teeth. From Palenque, Rio Usumacinta, Mexico-Guatemala. 600-900 CE Stucco (600-900 CE). Height 23 cm. Inv. SL XXXVIII Loan to the Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
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Portrait of an old man, his face a grimace of pain, with sunken eyes and bad...

Female figure, probably from Puebla, Mexico. Wide eyes and snout-like mouth with down-drawn corners are typical of Olmec art. Clay, painted (1200-600 BCE). Height 30.5 cm Inv. 59576
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Female figure, probably from Puebla, Mexico. Wide eyes and snout-like...

Two Olmec statuettes, one female, one male. The women is painted red, with yellow headgear and an open navel; the man wears a cape, earplugs and a headband. Clay (1200-600 BCE)
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Two Olmec statuettes, one female, one male. The women is painted red, wi...

Goblet for Pulque, the traditional Mexican agave wine. In Aztec times only members of the upper classes, the aged and victims for sacrifice were allowed to drink pulque. Greenstone (15th or early 16th). Height 36 cm. Inv. 6.096
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Goblet for Pulque, the traditional Mexican agave wine. In Aztec tim...

Spiral staircase leading to the great hall of the Bremen townhall. A nude lady and a Bremen burgher flank the staircase in ornate woodcarvings, 1620
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Spiral staircase leading to the great hall of the Bremen townhall....

Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1689),minister of finance to king Louis XIV. Fouquet built Vaux-le-Vicomte, a luxurious residence which contributed to his fall from royal grace in 1661. He died, still a prisoner, in a small fortress in the Savoyan Alps.
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Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1689),minister of finance to king Louis XIV. Fouqu...

Vaux-le-Vicomte, portrait bust of Louis XIV in the king's bedroom. Marble from Carrara. One of Louis XIVth visits led to the dismissal and arrest of Nicolas Fouquet, his minister of finance. For Vaux-le-Vicomte see 14-01-04/1-20
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Vaux-le-Vicomte, portrait bust of Louis XIV in the king's bedroom. M...

A self-portrait shows an exhausted, much aged Tiepolo who bends over the corner cartouche. Fresco on the ceiling of the staircase of Wuerzburg episcopal Residence. 1753 For Wuerzburg see 14-02-02/46-58, 14-01-04/21-43
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A self-portrait shows an exhausted, much aged Tiepolo who bends over the corne...

Apotheosis of Prince-bishop Carl Philipp von Greiffenklau, whose portrait in a medallion is born to heaven. An angel with tuba announces his arrival. Ceiling fresco in the staircase of Wuerzburg Episcopal Residence, 1753 See 14-02-02/46-58, 14-01-04/21-43
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Apotheosis of Prince-bishop Carl Philipp von Greiffenklau, whose portrait in a...

Portrait of elector Carl Albrecht (1697-1745) in the yellow bedroom of Amalienburg Palace in the Nymphenburg grounds. 1734-1739
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Portrait of elector Carl Albrecht (1697-1745) in the yellow bedroom of...