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Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian composer best known for operas such as Rigoletto, La traviata, and Aida. Verdi is noted for his powerful scores and strong characters where anti-heroes lead the dramatic action through often complex...
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Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) was an Italian composer of around 40 operas, including the comic operas The Italian Girl in Algiers and The Barber of Seville. Rossini championed melody and beautiful singing over operatic drama, rattling out...
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Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche, oil on canvas painting by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1707.
Uffizi Art Gallery, Florence.
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Cosmetics in the Ancient World
The wearing of cosmetics and perfumes by both men and women goes back a very long way indeed as the ancients were just as keen as anyone to improve their appearance as quickly and as easily as possible using all manner of powders, creams...
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Nun of Monza by Giuseppe Molteni
Detail of the Nun of Monza by Giuseppe Molteni (1800-1887 CE). (Civic Museum of Pavia, Italy)
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Giuseppe Verdi by Boldini
An 1886 pastel portrait by Giovanni Boldini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. (Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Italy)
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Statue of Giuseppe Verdi
A statue in Busseto of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Verdi was born in Busetto near Parma.
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Giuseppe Verdi, 1899
An 1899 photograph taken by Pietro Tempestini of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), noted for his operas. Taken at Montecatini Terme. (Archivio Storico Ricordi, Milan, Italy)
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Chorus of the National Opera Paris - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
Gala inaugural des 350 ans - Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris dirigés par José Luis Basso.
Retrouvez l'Opéra de Paris sur https://www.operadeparis.fr/
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Battle between Horatii & Curiatii
Photograph of a Fresco in the Capitoline Museums, Rome. The fresco by Giuseppe Cesari is dated to 1612-13 CE. It depicts the duel between the Roman Horatii and Alban Curatii triplets during the reign of Tullus Hostilis.