Month: May 2012

Romaine Lacaux (1864)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Romaine Lacaux 1864 Oil on fabric, 81.3 x 65 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland This painting may be Renoir‘s earliest signed canvas. Its sensitive display of color and light communicates an ideal of delicate, youthful beauty. The luminous…

1926

Rulers: • Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (1923-1929) Events: • San Diego Museum of Art opened in San Diego. Births: • Crenna, Richard (1926-2003) • Davis, Desmond (1926-2021) • Derek, John (1926-1998) • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022) • Finlay, Frank…

1840

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Births: • Abercromby, Julia (1840-1915) • Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) • Daudet, Alphonse (1840-1897) • Maître, Edmond (1840-1898) • Monet, Claude (1840-1926) •…

1873

Rulers: • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Births: • Hoschedé, Germaine (1873-1968) Deaths: • Bulwer-Lytton, Edward (1803-1873) Literature: • James, Henry (1843-1916): The Madonna of the Future (1873)…

Claude Monet

(1840–1926) Oscar-Claude Monet The artist’s works: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s No date Quotes: • Claude Monet: Quotations See also: • Maison et Jardins de Claude Monet (Giverny) Monet in Art: Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) L’ambulance improvisée 1865 Musée d’Orsay, Paris    …

Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford)

Established: 1844 Location: 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut Website: https://www.thewadsworth.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: •…

1919

Rulers: • Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States (1913-1921) Events: • Musée Rodin opened in Paris, France. Births: • Balsam, Martin (1919-1996) • Barker, Lex (1919-1973) • De Laurentiis, Dino (1919-2010) • Jones, Jennifer (1919-2009) • Laffan, Patricia (1919-2014) • Marin, Jacques (1919-2001) • Oury, Gérard…

1841

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841) • William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (1841) • John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (1841-1845) • Victoria, Queen…

Monet peignant dans son jardin à Argenteuil (1873)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Monet peignant dans son jardin à Argenteuil (Monet painting in his garden at Argenteuil) 1873 Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 59.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford In the summer of 1873, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was staying with his friend Claude Monet…

Nicolaes Tulp

(1593–1674) Nicolaes Tulp in Art: Rembrandt (1606-1669) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp 1632 Mauritshuis, The Hague   Born October 9 1593 Amsterdam (Netherlands) Died September 12 1674 The Hague (Netherlands) Occupation Anatomist Physician Occupation Politician Surgeon