Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Art Shorts #343: A brief discussion of Last Moments of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, painted in 1890 by the French artist Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921). The painting measures 222 by 303 cm and is on display in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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