Beethoven 250th - Gallery

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2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) .

Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany. The composer and pianist’s music ranks amongst the most performed and he remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music.

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Portrait Ludwig van Beethoven when composing the Missa Solemnis', 1820. Creator: Stieler, Joseph Karl (1781-1858).
 
Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer, (1927).  Artist: Nikolaj Ivanovic Piskarev
 
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Artist: Horneman, Christian (1765-1844)
 
Ludwig van Beethoven and his friends, (1770-1827), German composer, 1909. Artist: Unknown
 
'A sonata of Beethoven', c1868-1918. Artist: Alfred Edward Emslie
 
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer and pianist, 19th century. Artist: Unknown.
 
'Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827. - Gemälde von Schmid', 1934. Creator: Unknown.
 
'Beethoven', 19th century. Artist: William Holl
 
'Beethoven', 1906. Creator: Franz Seraph Hanfstaengl.
 
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer. Artist: Unknown
 
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Artist: Bakst, Léon (1866-1924)
 
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), 1790s. Artist: Anonymous
 
Ludwig van Beethoven.
 
Ludwig van Beethoven.
 
9 Symphony of Beethoven under R. Wagner on May 22, 1872, to celebrate the laying of the foundation s
 
Beethoven, (1936). Creator: Unknown.
 
Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), ca 1820.
 
Head of Beethoven, 1891. Creator: Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861-1929).
 
Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).
 
Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), 1814.
 
Beethoven, 1863.
 
Beethoven's Room, March 30, 1827 , 1827.
 
'Ludwig van Beethoven', (1933). Creator: Unknown.
 
Letter by Ludwig von Beethoven, 1817 (1865).Artist: Frederick George Netherclift
 
Beethoven, early 19th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown.
 
'Taking his hand, turned him round to the audience', (1907).  Creator: Unknown.