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A Happy Father

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The print centers on the smallpox vaccine, capturing a moment of domestic pride mixed with gentle satire. A father stands facing the viewer, lifting his glasses as he leans slightly over his son’s cradle. Smiling broadly, he declares that now the child has been vaccinated, he is certain the boy’s beauty will never fade. The humor lies in the contrast between the father’s exuberant confidence and the baby’s expression, as the infant sleeps with a sulky, awkwardly drawn face. Behind the father, the mother appears in profile, her displeased grimace adding another layer of irony to the scene.

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The Last Supper

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Christ, shown frontally with a halo, sits with His disciples around a round table. At the center, He points to the lamb placed on a platter. In the foreground, seen from behind, Judas turns his face toward the viewer while hiding the money pouch in his left hand behind his body. Two attendants—possibly slaves—wearing Phrygian caps serve the meal. Behind them rise three rows of spiral columns and a staircase. Above, in a second scene, Christ kneels to wash the apostles’ feet before a half‑open double door.

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The Donkey Laden with Salt and the Donkey Laden with Sponges

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Illustration of the fable The Donkey Laden with Salt and the Donkey Laden with Sponges. In the foreground, the donkey carrying the sponges is drowning in the river—only its profile head is visible—while the donkey‑driver, shown in profile, embraces its neck. On the bank behind them stands the donkey laden with salt, also in profile, its head turned as it looks toward the scene.

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The Eye of the Earth

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Set against a background of geometric, abstract surfaces composed of fine parallel and cross‑hatched lines, with stars placed in the corners, a nude reclining woman appears at the center of an eye‑like form, surrounded by radiating lines. She supports herself on her elbows, and the navel and one nipple are rendered in stark white, standing out against the darker tones of the composition.

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The Mermaid

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In the sea, above a stony seabed and surrounded by water rendered in geometric forms, a mermaid swims. Only the human parts of her body are shown—the hands, which have fin‑like fingers, and the breasts—while the rest of her form is that of a fish.

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The Hermitage Pavilion at Peterhof

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Within the gardens of Peterhof, on a small island, stands the Hermitage Pavilion. Designed by Johann Braunstein and built by Peter the Great after 1721, it was intended as a secluded dining space for the Tsar and his closest associates. Distinguished by its pink stonework and square Corinthian columns, the building contains a large dining hall on the upper floor, with a kitchen and service rooms on the ground level. As dawn or sunset light filters through the pavilion’s expansive windows, the shifting tones of the foliage and the architecture create an atmosphere of quiet serenity and...

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View of the Grand Cascade and the Samson Fountain

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The scene depicts the Grand Cascade and the Samson Fountain in the gardens of the Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg at sunset, with the deep blue of the sky reflected in both the water and the palace in the distance. In the foreground stands one of the gilded mermaid fountains surrounding the Samson basin. At the center rises the gilded statue of Samson defeating the lion, the monumental fountain for which the ensemble is renowned. Between the fountain and the palace stretches the Grand Cascade, adorned with its series of golden sculptures.

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Self‑Portrait with Cat

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Self‑portrait of the printmaker Nadia Baljak, shown en face. The upper part of her body is visible as she sits behind a chair, resting her right hand on its back, which is draped with a cloth. A Siamese cat sits on the chair.

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