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4 days ago · Catherine de’ Medici commissioned the Valois Tapestries to depict the magnificent festivals at the court of France. The eight tapestries are based on designs by Antoine Caron and woven in Brussels by two unknown masters in 1576. Antoine Caron (1521-1599) was born in Beauvais, France, and was the court painter for King Henry II.
1 day ago · of Nuremberg c. 1362 –1414: Albert III 1349–1395 Duke of Austria: Elisabeth of Bohemia 1358–1373: Joanna of Bavaria c. 1362 –1386: Wenceslaus IV 1361–1419 King of Germany r. 1376–1400: Sophia of Bavaria 1376–1428: Sigismund 1368–1437 King of Germany r. 1410–1437 Holy Roman Emperor r. 1433–1437: Barbara of Cilli 1392–1451 ...
5 days ago · Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds. The National Socialists held their Party Rallies in Nuremberg from 1933 to 1938. Even today, the remains of the huge structures they built bear witness to how these propaganda shows were staged. As we continue to work on the remodeling project, an Interim Exhibition offers a comprehensive sense of ...
2 days ago · The marvel of the age, known as the Nuremberg Egg, on account of its oval shape, this ” Egg” was the prototype all subsequent time-keepers that could be carried on the person, and a study of its method of construction sheds light on all watches made since. Diameter : 50 mm without outer case, 55 mm with.
3 days ago · The ceremony was held on what would've been Queen Elizabeth's 98th birthday. She died at 96 in 2022 after a 70-year run as Britain's longest-reigning monarch.. The statue was commissioned by Dr ...
4 days ago · Elizabeth I (born September 7, 1533, Greenwich, near London, England—died March 24, 1603, Richmond, Surrey) was the queen of England (1558–1603) during a period, often called the Elizabethan Age, when England asserted itself vigorously as a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts. Although her small kingdom was threatened ...
4 days ago · Elisabet Ney. January 26, 1833–June 29, 1907. In the south foyer of the Texas State Capitol stand two life-sized statues: one of Sam Houston, the other of Stephen F. Austin. These men helped shape the state of Texas, but their marble likenesses were shaped by the hands of Elisabet Ney. Ney was born in Prussia in 1833, when ladies were ...
