Births: • Boyer, Charles (1899-1978) See also: • Cities | France
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Charles Boyer
(1899–1978) Filmography as Actor: Gaslight 1944 Director: George Cukor Starring: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey…
Musée Rodin (Paris)
Opened: 1919 Location: 77 Rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, France Website: https://www.musee-rodin.fr/ Collection: • Claudel, Camille (1864-1943): Auguste Rodin (1892) • Claudel, Camille (1864-1943): Portrait de Rodin (1888-89) • Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917): Gustav Mahler (1909) • Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917): Le Baiser (c.1882)…
Tolochenaz (Switzerland)
La Paisible, Audrey Hepburn‘s home Audrey Hepburn‘s grave Deaths: • Hepburn, Audrey (1929-1993) See also: • Cities | Switzerland
Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (c.1598-1599)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (Saint Catherine of Alexandria) c.1598–1599 Oil on canvas, 173 x 133 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid This painting was almost certainly commissioned in Rome by Caravaggio’s first patron, Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte. Captured in a strikingly natural…
1992
Rulers: • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) • George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989-1993) Events: • Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza established in Madrid. Births: • Booth, Douglas (1992) • Powley, Bel (1992) Deaths: • Anderson, Judith (1897-1992) • Bacon, Francis (1909-1992)…
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Established: 1992 Location: Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid Website: https://www.museothyssen.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:…
Resurrezione di Lazzaro (1608-1609)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Resurrezione di Lazzaro (Raising of Lazarus) 1608–1609 Oil on canvas, 380 x 275 cm Museo Regionale, Messina
David con la testa di Golia (c.1600)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David and Goliath) c.1600 Oil on canvas, 110.4 x 91.3 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Compared with the many other treatments of this well-known biblical episode, the scene depicted in the Prado picture is…