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References
- ↑ Lithuania National Heritage website Archived 2010-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (Lithuanian)
- ↑ XXI Amzius newspaper (Lithuanian)
- ↑ http://www.schoenau.at/HBS/Kunstwerke.html (German)
- ↑ http://122226629.seesaa.net/article/53945091.html (Japanese)
