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Italian organ grinders used to play in Luebeck around Christmas; in his novel "The Buddenbrooks", German writer Thomas Mann describes the scene. An Italian hand-organ of 1880 stands in one of the narrow streets of Old Luebeck. A Christmas tree is seen in the window.
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Italian organ grinders used to play in Luebeck around Christmas; in his novel...

Christmas Eve of a wealthy bourgeois family in Luebeck, Germany, as described by Thomas Mann in his novel "The Buddenbrooks".
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Christmas Eve of a wealthy bourgeois family in Luebeck, Germany, as...

Emperor Karl V (1500-1558),"in whose realm the sun never set", as he had inherited Spain's new overseas territories together with the crown of Spain. Canvas, 203,5 x 123 cm Inv. A 114
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Emperor Karl V (1500-1558),"in whose realm the sun never set", as he had i...

Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol (1529-1595),son of Emperor Ferdinand I. He married commoner Philippine Welser, of the rich merchant family and rebuilt Castle Ambras in Tyrol,as a museum for his collection of art and curios. Canvas, 184 x 89 cm, 1548 Inv. 5947
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Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol (1529-1595),son of Emperor Ferdinand I. He married...

King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), son of Emperor Karl V and Isabella of Portugal. A stern and unyielding catholic, he fought the reformation. During his rule Spain became the foremost Christian power in Europe. Canvas (1568), 66 x 47 cm Inv. 9375
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King Philip II of Spain (1527-1598), son of Emperor Karl V and Isabella of P...

Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) and his family, his wife Maria of Spain, his children Anna, Rudolf and Ernst. Canvas, 240 x 188 cm, 1553 Inv. 3448
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Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) and his family, his wife Maria of Spain, his...

Archduchess Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549-1580) At age 21 she became the fourth wife of her uncle, King Philip II, who was 22 years her senior. Wood, 42 x 34 cm Inv. 4514
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Archduchess Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549-1580) At age 21 she became the...

Archduchess Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549-1580) At age 21 she became the fourth wife of her uncle, King Philip II, who was 22 years her senior. Canvas, 170 x 98 cm, 1571 Inv. 1733
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Archduchess Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549-1580) At age 21 she became the...

Archduchess Magdalena (1532-1590), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. She founded the Royal Convent in Hall in Tyrol and became its first Abbess.
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Archduchess Magdalena (1532-1590), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. She founded...

Bianca Cappello, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1548-1587). Born into an aristocratic Venetian family, she eloped with a Florentine at age 15. Later, she became the lover of Grandduke Francesco II of Tuscany, who married her after the death of his wife. 57 x 47 cm Inv. 1138
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Bianca Cappello, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1548-1587). Born into an aristocrati...

Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603). Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared a bastard after the execution of her mother. She became Queen in 1558, after the death of her sister, Mary. She ordered the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 1587. Inv.3347
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Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603). Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Bole...

King James I of England and Scotland (1566-1625). The son of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, he became King of Scotland after his mother's abdication. 1603, after the death of Elizabeth I, who had his mother executed, he became King of England. Canvas, 67x47 cm Inv. 9379
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King James I of England and Scotland (1566-1625). The son of Mary Stuart, Quee...