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Ivory diptychon, French (end 14th). Right wing: Crucifixion, the soldier's lance pierces Saint Mary and Christ simultaneously. 15.8 x 11 x 2.2 cm
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Ivory diptychon, French (end 14th). Right wing: Crucifixion,...

Pentecost altar. The apostles gather in Jerusalem and receive the "tongues of fire". (Acts 2:1-4) 1731
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Pentecost altar. The apostles gather in Jerusalem and receive the "tongues...

Deploration.Originally part of an altar, a diptych of 24 panels.When closed, the "Schottenaltar"(altar of the "Scottish" monastery)showed eight panels with the Passion of Christ,when opened sixteen panels with the Life of the Virgin.Wood, 87 x 80 cm,1469-79.Inv.4854
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Deploration.Originally part of an altar, a diptych of 24 panels.When closed, t...

Adoration of the Magi.Originally part of an altar of 24 panels.When closed, the "Schottenaltar"(altar of the "Scottish" monastery)showed eight panels with the Passion of Christ, when opened sixteen panels with the Life of the Virgin.Wood, 86 x 80 cm,1469-79.Inv.4855
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Adoration of the Magi.Originally part of an altar of 24 panels.When closed...

General Johann Graf Sporck's cavalry armour weighing 36 kg (ca. 1657). Background: General Sporck's portrait.
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General Johann Graf Sporck's cavalry armour weighing 36 kg (ca. 1657...

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...

Austrian grenadiers in uniforms of 1748. Since grenadiers threw grenades - hence the name - they were the first to adopt high fur hats, because the traditional, wide-brimmed hats of the mercenaries would have interfered with their throwing.
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Austrian grenadiers in uniforms of 1748. Since grenadiers threw grenade...

A hussar of the "Karoly" regiment, around 1748.
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A hussar of the "Karoly" regiment, around 1748.

Grenadier of the Dragoons-regiment "De Ligne", around 1748.
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Grenadier of the Dragoons-regiment "De Ligne", around 1748.

Bavarians fight French troops near Vimy, 1914 Distemper by W. Buerger
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Bavarians fight French troops near Vimy, 1914 Distemper by W. Buerger

The battle of Belgrade, October 1915. Distemper
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The battle of Belgrade, October 1915. Distemper

An Austrian submarine commanded by Lt. Lerch destroys a French flotilla in the Adriatic. 1915
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An Austrian submarine commanded by Lt. Lerch destroys a French flotilla in the...