Biography

In the fall of 1808, after turning down a position at the Royal Theater, Beethoven was offered a well-paid position as bandmaster at the court of Cassel by Napoleon's brother, Jerome Bonaparte, then king of Westphalia.

The son overcame his father's resistance and entered the studio of Domenico Ghirlandaio, a famous Florentine painter at the age of thirteen.

The Ninth Symphony was something revolutionary, something that had never happened before in the history of music, the history of symphony.

He is a lawyer by education, although he has never worked in this profession.

Her religious and political neutrality secured her the respect of both the imperial governor of Egypt, Orestes, and the bishop of Alexandria, Theophilus.

They have two children, a daughter Oleksandra born in 2004 and a son Kirill born in 2013.

Michelangelo was well established as a great, admired artist, but as a man, he was feared.

In the Julian calendar, July (iulius) was dedicated to Caesar.

Her distinct image was inspired by her favorite actress, Jean Harlow.

As he traveled around the country, he met with representatives of the official Orthodox Church, adherents of various religious sects, and ordinary people at markets, railroad stations, and river stops.