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Page 333
... comedy , Revizor mercilessly lam- poons the corrupt bureaucracy under Nicholas I. Having mistaken a well - dressed windbag for the dreaded incognito inspector , the officials of a provincial town bribe and banquet him in order to turn ...
... comedy , Revizor mercilessly lam- poons the corrupt bureaucracy under Nicholas I. Having mistaken a well - dressed windbag for the dreaded incognito inspector , the officials of a provincial town bribe and banquet him in order to turn ...
Page 345
... comedy . Goldoni , oil painting by Alessandro Longhi ; in the Casa di Goldoni ( Museo Teatrale e Istituto di Studi Teatrali ) , Venice By courtesy of the Civico Museo Correr , Venice The precocious son of a physician , Goldoni read ...
... comedy . Goldoni , oil painting by Alessandro Longhi ; in the Casa di Goldoni ( Museo Teatrale e Istituto di Studi Teatrali ) , Venice By courtesy of the Civico Museo Correr , Venice The precocious son of a physician , Goldoni read ...
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... comedy . " The period from 1630 to 1650 was Hals's most productive . He was very popular among the staid citizens of Haarlem's middle class , and during this time he painted more than 100 single portraits and 6 group and family ...
... comedy . " The period from 1630 to 1650 was Hals's most productive . He was very popular among the staid citizens of Haarlem's middle class , and during this time he painted more than 100 single portraits and 6 group and family ...
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