Tag: Rudolf II
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The troubled mind of Emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612)
When Rudolf II became Holy Roman Emperor in 1576, he gradually shifted the imperial court from Vienna to Prague, transforming the latter into a center of Renaissance culture. He attracted to his court some of the greatest intellects of his time, supporting literature, painting, alchemy, astrology, natural philosophy, and medicine. He collected scientific instruments, exotic…
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Habsburg dynasty and progenia
Bojana CokićZajecar, Serbia Oscar Wilde (1854–1900, Irish poet) once said that “LIFE IMITATES ART. However, much more often, ART IS THE ONE THAT IMITATES LIFE.”1,2 In PROGENIA (mandibular prognathism) there is a poor relationship between the upper and lower teeth, upper and lower jaws, or between the jaw and the teeth. The most severe form…