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253:, and the crown prince Christian have been attributed to him. Knieper's portrait painting and in particular the portrait of Frederick II represent a break with the domestic portrait tradition. It is the oldest known full-length profane portrait that is furthermore set into a three-dimensional pictorial space.
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Anthonius de Goech (or the Corte or de Gorth). Anthonius de Goech brought all the materials to execute the tapestries with him but died within three months of his arrival (eight months after his appointment). Knieper was then given the post of director of the weaving workshop. He travelled back
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observatory on the island Brahe had built an astronomical instrument called the mural quadrant that consisted of an arch attached to a wall. Brahe commissioned three artists to make a mural painting above the arch. Hans
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banquet table. Its rich materials and distinguished and refined style make it probably
Northern Europe's most beautiful piece of fabric. It was completed in 1586 and was in 1659 taken by the Swedes as war loot after they sacked Kronborg. It remained in the Swedish royal family until after
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tapestry cycle with no less than 143 kings had already been planned in 1560 by the Swedish king
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