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Symphony No. 40 in 0 minor, K. 550. Symphony No. 24 in B flat major, K. 182.

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During the summer of 1788 Wolfgang Mozart composed three symphonies representing the acme of the symphonic work of the great Austrian composer: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, Symphony No. 40 in G minor and Symphony No. 41 in C major (“Jupiter”) cf which the G minor symphony with its sincere iyrics passion and ingenuousness…

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Mozart. Concerto No 5 for violin and orchestra.

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Mozart’s violin concertos occupy a prominent place among his numerous and diverse violin compositions. They were written in connection with his concert activity as soloist and first violinist in the Salzburg orchestra. The great Austrian composer was not only a clavier virtuoso, but a superb violinist as well. Mozart’s violin concertos belong among his early…

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Requiem”

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The Requiem Mass is based on the text of a medieval Catholic funeral service. Its messages are the Day of Wrath, the Last Judge’s terrible punishment onto the sinners, their fierce pleading for mercy, the allmighty and relentless God and the merciful Jesus Christ. Neither the religious dogma, nor mysticism prevail in Mozart’s Requiem, which…

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LITURGICAL CHANTS OF THE ORTHODOX SLAVS

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The Orthodox Church alone has kept so far the ancient Christian conception that the liturgical music should be only vocal. Way back in the IV c. St. Jerome has said that a Christian maiden should have an aversion for the heathen instruments and that it is not even befitting her to know the difference between…

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Still Life with a Chocolate Mill.

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Juan tie Zurharan. 1598—1664. Spanish school. 1640. Oil on canvas. 48X75 cm

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Portrait of Lazare Hoche.

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Jacques-Louis David. 1748—1825. French school. 1793(?). Oil on canvas. 61X50 cm

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Portrait of the Infanta Margarila.

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Diego Velazquez. 1599—1660. Spanish school. 1659-60. Oil on canvas. 80X62 5 cm.

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Ganesa (god of wisdom).

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20th century. India. Carved wood. Height, 40 cm

Wang Iting.

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1869—1938. China. Renunciation of Vanity. 1924 Hanging scroll

The Nativity of Buddha.

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19th century. Tibet. Tempera on textile. 60X44 cm

Buddha Preaching.

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18th century. Japan. Wood, gold lacquer. Height, 15 cm

Prince’s helmet inlaid with gold.

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19th century. Persia. Metal. Height, 33 cm

Stand for a flower vase.

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19th century. India. Carved mahogany. Height, 94 cm

Sarasvati (goddess of eloquence).

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20th century. India. Carved ivory. Height, 33.5 cm

Three gods: Fu-hsing (god of happiness), Lu-hsing (god of salaries) and Shou-lao (god of longevity).

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19th century. China. Emroidery. 190X130 cm

Carved armchair.

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19th century. China. Rosewood. 115X50 cm (back); 60X51 cm (seat)

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Guardian deity.

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16th century. China. Bronze. Height, 55 cm

Buddhist lion.

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19th century. China. Bronze. 121X122 cm

Battle of the Iranians and Turanians in the Reign of Kay Khosrau.

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Illustration for the Shah-nаmа by Firdausi. 18th century.

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Ardashir of Persia Murdering Artabanus V, King of Parthia.

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Illustration for the Shah-nama by Firdausi. 18th century Persia. Miniature. 20.5X11.5 cm; 31X19.5 cm. (including the frame).

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Tile: King’s Hunt.

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18th century. Persia. Faience. Height, 3 cm. Diameter, 56 cm.

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Snuff-box.

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Snuff-box. 18th century. China. Jade. Height, 6.8 cm.

Bodhisattva Maitreya.

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19th century. Tibet. Gilded bronze. 30X10 cm.

Ship with Treasure.

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18th century. Japan. Carved ivory. Height, 53 cm. Length, 45 cm.

Vase.

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17th century. China. Porcelain painted in cobalt blue. 23.4X85 cm.

Dish.

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18th century. China. Porcelain decorated with painting. Height, 6.5 cm. Diameter, 37.5 cm.

Monkey Plucking Berries.

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Mori Morikata Sosen. 1747—1821. Japan. 181X57 cm.

Woodcut from the album Birds.

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Kitagawa Utamaro. 1753—1806. Japan. 1789. Xylograph. 25.5X38.5 cm.

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Falcon on a Pine.

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Anonymous artist of the Капо school. 18th or 19th century. Japan. Hanging scroll. 175X100 cm.

Plate.

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After a model by Pablo Picasso (1881 — 1971). France. Porcelain, painted in enamel. Diameter, 25 cm.

Valkyrie.

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Cesare Zocchi. 1851—1922. Italy. Marble. Height, 73 cm

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Portrait of an Unknown Woman.

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Robert Cauer the Elder. 1831 — 1893. Germany. 1864 Marble. Height, 72 cm.

Sheep and Lamb.

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Pierre-Jules Mene. 1810—1879. France. Sheep and Lamb Bronze. Height, 14 cm.

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Girl with a Dove.

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L. Marchand. Active in the latter part of the 19th century. France. Bronze. Height, 38.5 cm.

Plate.

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Plate. 1806. Vienna, Austria. Porcelain, with polychrome and lustre painting. Diameter, 24.5 cm Mark in underglaze blue: shield.

Bellona.

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19th century. After a 1772 model by Wilhelm Christian. Meyer, Berlin, Germany Porcelain decorated with painting. Height, 23.5 cm. Mark in underglaze blue: sceptre.

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Achilles’ Quarrel with Agamemnon.

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Tapestry. 18th century. After a cartoon by Jan van Orley Brussels, Flanders. Jan van den Borght’s manufactory Silk, wool. 360X500 cm.

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Chinese Emperor’s Reception Ceremony.

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Tapestry. 1720—30. After a cartoon by G. L. Vernan-Sal and J. Dumont. France. The Beauvais Tapestry Factory Wool, silk. 356X552 cm.

The Apostle John.

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Anonymous sculptor active in the 18th century. Italy. Tinted wood. Height, 57 cm.

The Apostle Peter.

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Anonymous sculptor active in the 18th century, Italy, Tinted wood. Height, 57 cm.

Cup with a lid and saucer.

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1790. Painted by Georg Lamprecht. Vienna, Austria. Porcelain, painted in grisaille. Heighi, 7.8 cm. Diameter, 6.9 cm (cup); 16.2 cm (saucer)

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Leaf-shaped dish for sweets from a dessert service.

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1770s, Berlin, Germany, Porcelain, with painting in cobalt yellow and purple. 18.6X21.6 cm Mark in underglaze blue: sceptre

Vase with a lid.

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1760. Vienna, Austria. Porcelain decorated with painting. Height, 39.5 cm. Diameter, 18.8 cm (vase); 17 cm (lid) Mark in underglaze blue: shield

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Dish for sweets.

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1770s. Meissen, Germany. Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 5.5 cm; 20X17 cm (oval) Mark in underglaze blue: crossed swords

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Marie Antoinette.

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19th century. Made after a 1785 model by Louis Simon Boizot (1743—1809). Sevres, France Bronze, biscuit. Height, 41.5 cm

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Cupid as an Abbot.

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Berlin (Wegely’s Porcelain Factory, 1752—57), Germany Porcelain. Height, 10 cm.

Oriole.

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Latter part of the 18th century. Made after a model by Wilhelm. Christian Meyer. Berlin, Germany Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 20.5 cm.

Cup and saucer.

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Late 18th century. Meissen, Germany. Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 5 cm. Diameter, 8 cm. Mark in underglaze blue: crossed swords.

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Cup with a view of Mt. Etna.

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1800. Vienna, Austria. Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 5.8 cm. Diameter, 6 cm

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Coffee-pot with a lid.

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Vienna, Austria. Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 24.5 cm. Diameter, 8.1 cm.

Travellers’ cup and saucer.

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Late I8th century. Berlin, Germany. Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 11 cm. Diameter, 7.5 cm (cup); 14 cm (saucer) Mark in underglaze blue: sceptre.

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Coffee-pot with a lid.

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1770s. Meissen, Germany. Porcelain, with polychrome painting. Height, 17.5 cm. Diameter, 6 cm Mark in underglaze blue: crossed swords Garland of flowers shaped as a monogram: И ВТ.

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Hercules and Cerberus.

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Edme Bouchardon. 1698—1762. France. Bronze. Height, 64 cm

Fame Riding Pegasus.

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Antoine Coysevox. 1640—1720. France. Bronze. Height, 62 cm. Cast from the model of a sculpture adorning the Tuileries gate (Paris).

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Bench.

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17th century. Germany. Wood, ivory, mother-of-pearl. 140X145X48 cm

Chair.

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17th century. Germany. Wood, ivory, mother-of-pearl. 123X48X39.5 cm.

Decorative plate.

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Decorative plate. Early 17th century. Italy. Maiolica. Diameter, 31.5 cm

Decorative plate.

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Early 17th century. Italy. Maiolica. Diameter, 32 cm.

Decorative plate.

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17th century. Italy (Castelli di Abruzzo?). Maiolica. Diameter, 26 cm.

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Scene in a Mountain Village.

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Maria Zanone. 1911 — 1971. Italy. Oil on cardboard. 50X35 cm.

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