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Mozartian Salzburg
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in this building on 27 January 1756 (to enlarge this photo, and all the following photos, just click on them). It is in Austria, in Salzburg, in a street that is today called Getreidegasse, at number 9. Four and a half years previously, on 30 July 1751, in the same house and probably in the same bed, the Maestro’s sister was born: Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia... More » |
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Portraits
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This irresistible portrait of Mozart as a child, in formal dress with a sword at his side, is one of the most famous of the great musician (to see more clearly, click on it). It was painted around 1763 when Wolfgang was seven, probably by an artist called Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni. The painting belongs to the Mozarteum, the foundation that protects and promotes the figure of Mozart, based in Salzburg. More » |
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