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  2. Cassation (music) - Wikipedia

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    Works titled cassation were especially common in southern Germany, Austria and Bohemia in the mid- to late part of the eighteenth century. [2] Some early works by Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart bear the title cassation; other composers of the classical and pre-classical era who produced cassations include Franz Joseph Aumann, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Michael Haydn, Leopold ...

  3. Cassation in G major, K. 63 - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of Mozart by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, c. 1763. The Cassation in G major, K. 63 is a cassation for orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed around 1769 for the celebration of finalists from the University of Salzburg (hence the common title "Finalmusik").

  4. Court of cassation - Wikipedia

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    However, the Court of Justice can act as a court of cassation when it hears appeals from the General Court of the European Union. Many common-law supreme courts, like the United States Supreme Court , use a similar system, whereby the court vacates the decision of the lower court and remands the case for retrial in a lower court consistent with ...

  5. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    The central visual element, known as element of design, formal element, or element of art, constitute the vocabulary with which the visual artist compose. These elements in the overall design usually relate to each other and to the whole art work. The elements of design are: Line — the visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece

  6. Crucifixion in the arts - Wikipedia

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    Crucifixions and crucifixes have appeared in the arts and popular culture from before the era of the pagan Roman Empire.The crucifixion of Jesus has been depicted in a wide range of religious art since the 4th century CE, frequently including the appearance of mournful onlookers such as the Virgin Mary, Pontius Pilate, and angels, as well as antisemitic depictions portraying Jews as ...

  7. Henri Labrouste - Wikipedia

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    His work was the subject of "Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light," the first solo exhibition in the U.S. of his work, at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. [3] [4] His buildings include: Sainte-Geneviève Library, Paris, built between 1843 and 1850

  8. Cassone - Wikipedia

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    Some cassoni, in the Museo Bardini, Florence Florentine cassone from the 15th century (M.A.N., Madrid) Walnut cassone in the form of an Antique sarcophagus, Rome, 16th century (Walters Art Museum) A cassone (plural cassoni ) or marriage chest is a rich and showy Italian type of chest , which may be inlaid or carved , prepared with gesso ground ...

  9. Annunciation in Christian art - Wikipedia

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    These are reflected in art by the Virgin's posture and expression. In Late Medieval and Early Renaissance depictions, the grace of the Virgin in God's sight may be indicated by rays falling on her, typically through a window, as light passing through a window was a frequent metaphor in devotional writing for her virginal conception of Jesus.