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... paint found upon the lowest tiers of stones near the south - east angle , and held , on the authority of scholars so well qualified as Dr. Peter- mann and Mr. Deutsch , who saw them on the spot , to be Phoenician letters . Even though ...
... paint found upon the lowest tiers of stones near the south - east angle , and held , on the authority of scholars so well qualified as Dr. Peter- mann and Mr. Deutsch , who saw them on the spot , to be Phoenician letters . Even though ...
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... painted arches , texts from the Koran , and very handsome stained- glass wind : ws . Towards the east there is an exquisite pulpit carved in wood of the cedars · f Lebanon , and inlaid with ivory and mother - of - pearl - the work of a ...
... painted arches , texts from the Koran , and very handsome stained- glass wind : ws . Towards the east there is an exquisite pulpit carved in wood of the cedars · f Lebanon , and inlaid with ivory and mother - of - pearl - the work of a ...
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... painted , but with such force and exaggeration as at once to rivet the attention of the spectator , while they shock his finer feelings . Yet the gallery is much visited , and is one of the most popular exhibitions of the city . It is a ...
... painted , but with such force and exaggeration as at once to rivet the attention of the spectator , while they shock his finer feelings . Yet the gallery is much visited , and is one of the most popular exhibitions of the city . It is a ...
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... painted by Dutch artists . The early history of Antwerp is involved in the dark mists of antiquity . It is said to have existed as a small port as early as the beginning of the seventh century of the Christian era . In the reign of ...
... painted by Dutch artists . The early history of Antwerp is involved in the dark mists of antiquity . It is said to have existed as a small port as early as the beginning of the seventh century of the Christian era . In the reign of ...
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... painted in 1610 , and , though lacking the refinement of the Italian masters in their treatment of the same subject , is perhaps the best attempt ever made to represent the scene on canvas . The figures are larger than life , and the ...
... painted in 1610 , and , though lacking the refinement of the Italian masters in their treatment of the same subject , is perhaps the best attempt ever made to represent the scene on canvas . The figures are larger than life , and the ...
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