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A popular subject in Christian art: the conception of the Virgin Mary, here by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons
St. Nicholas is one of the best-known and most popular saints, here in a painting by Francesco Guardi. Photo: The Yorck Project, Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons
Typical rococo ornament: the rocaille. Photo: Maulaff - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via: Wikimedia Commons
A new work of art by James Turrell now enriches the Purple Path in the Ore Mountains. Photo: - James Turrell, Beyond Horizons 2025, 2025; Courtesy: Häusler Contemporary Zürich AG, Photo: Florian Holzherr
The Annunciation to the shepherds by the angel was depicted by many artists, as here by Jacopo Bassano (attributed). Photo: Public domain, via: Wikimedia Commons
The elephant is depicted in many works of art history and takes on different roles. Photo: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.119126, CC0, via: Wikimedia Commons

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