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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate the direction of prayer, facing east towards Jerusalem. From Southern Germany. The inscription "East" is surrounded by illustrations of holiday observances. Watercolour on paper, 34,5 x 23 cm
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Mizrach ("East"), a decoration hung on the walls of a home to indicate th...

Spice box (Besonim box) used in the Havdalah, the separation ceremony which divides the Sabbath from weekdays. It is filled with a variety of spices. From Poland Carved wood, 5.7 x 5.7 x 30.5 cm
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Spice box (Besonim box) used in the Havdalah, the separation ceremony whic...

Torah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual completion and commencement of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue. The crown adorns the Torah role. From Alsace, mid-18th. Papier-mache, silk, artificial flowers. H: 21 cm
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Torah crown for Simchat Torah, the festive holidays celebrating the annual c...

The birth of Caesar, 1473. The mother lies fully clothed on a table, looking distressed, as doctors pull the future Julius Caesar from the incision in her stomach in an early example of Caesarean section. The cognomen "Caesar" of the Julii family of ancient Rome was thought to have originated from a birth by this means. From "Les Commentaires de Cesar" ID: Roy 16 G VIII, fol. 32
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The birth of Caesar, 1473. The mother lies fully clothed on a table, looking dis...

Cafe Concert aux Ambassadeurs (Cafe concert at the "Ambassadeurs") Oil on canvas, 1877
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Cafe Concert aux Ambassadeurs (Cafe concert at the "Ambassadeurs")...

Nachmittag im Prater - An afternoon in the Prater, around 1881 Canvas,47 x 60,2 cm Inv.31.555
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Nachmittag im Prater - An afternoon in the Prater, around 1881...

Garden of the Cafe Groeppl in Hietzing am Platz, Vienna, 1943. Oil on fiberboard,80 x 99,8 cm Inv.72.381
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Garden of the Cafe Groeppl in Hietzing am Platz, Vienna, 1943....

Gasthof zum Hirschengstaemm im Lainzer Tiergarten - Restaurant "Hirschengstaemm" in the Lainzer Park, Vienna,1944 Canvas,63 x 75,3 cm Inv.75.049
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Gasthof zum Hirschengstaemm im Lainzer Tiergarten - Restaurant "Hirschengsta...

Versammlung der schoenen Welt bei den Kaffeehaeusern in der Praterallee - Rendez-vous of the fashionable world in the coffeehouses around the main boulevard of the Prater-Gardens in Vienna,1794 Coloured etching,37,5 x 52 cm Inv.64.356
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Versammlung der schoenen Welt bei den Kaffeehaeusern in der Praterallee - Ren...

Quartett im Freien - Outdoor quartet Around 1910 27,8 x 34,4cm
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Quartett im Freien - Outdoor quartet Around 1910 27,8 x 34,4cm

Plymouth, Devonshire circa 1830 Watercolour on paper; 286 x 412 mm
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Plymouth, Devonshire circa 1830 Watercolour on paper; 286 x 412 mm

Rural attention (a young man offering fruits to two ladies) Canvas; 183 x 146cm Cat. 2453
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Rural attention (a young man offering fruits to two ladies) Canvas; 183 x 146c...