Images

The grave of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97) in the central cemetery of Vienna, Austria.

An 1857 photograph taken by Franz Hanfstaengl of Clara Schumann (1819-96), a piano virtuoso and wife of the composer Robert Schumann (1810-56).

The Palace of the Shirvanshahs, built in the 15th century and located in the Inner City of Baku, Azerbaijan.

Chirag Gala, a ruined ancient fortress, in the Guba Forest, Azerbaijan. It was constructed during the Sassanian Empire in the 5th century and was still used for defense in the 18th century.

Apollo and Diana attacking the Children of Niobe, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1772. Dallas Museum of Art.

An 1894 photograph taken by Rudolf Krziwanek of (on the left) the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II (1825-99) and the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97).

The Musikvereins of Vienna, built in 1870 and host to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

A c. 1855 photograph of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97).

An 1889 photograph of the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-97). (New York Public Library Archives)

Coin of Muzaffar al-Din Jahan Shah ibn Yusuf (r. c. 1438-1467 CE), leader of the Qara Qoyunlu Oghuz Turkic tribal confederacy. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com