Paris Catacombs — Viktor Hartmann

Paris Catacombs, Viktor Hartmann

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Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
VIII. Catacombae. Sepulcrum romanum
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky18741:53
"In this drawing, Hartmann has represented himself visiting the Catacombs of Paris by lantern-light." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Pictures at an ExhibitionModest Petrovich Mussorgsky
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Pictures at an Exhibition
Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky18741:51
"The creative spirit of the departed Hartmann leads me towards the skulls, and addresses them." Musorgsky's words above this section, in Calvocoressi (1919).
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Credit: Viktor Hartmann, via Wikimedia Commons (File:Hartmann Paris Catacombs.jpg), from [1], Public domain
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Evidence: commons:License=pd (Public domain) on File:Hartmann Paris Catacombs.jpg; maker Viktor Hartmann (wikidata Q924605) died 1873 (read 2026-10-09)
Record: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hartmann_Paris_Catacombs.jpg

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Pictures at an Exhibition1874"In this drawing, Hartmann has represented himself visiting the Catacombs of Paris by lantern-light." Stasov's note, in Calvocoressi (1919).

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