Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) • Urbanus VIII (Maffeo Barberini), Pope (1623-1644) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Apollo e Dafne (1622-25) • Bernini, Gian…
Month: August 2012
1644
Rulers: • Charles I, King of England (1625-1649) • Charles I, King of Ireland (1625-1649) • Charles I, King of Scotland (1625-1649) • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) • Urbanus VIII (Maffeo Barberini), Pope…
1623
Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Felipe IV, King of Portugal (1621-1640) • James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625) • Gregorius XV (Alessandro Ludovisi), Pope (1621-1623) • Urbanus VIII (Maffeo Barberini), Pope (1623-1644) Births: • Pascal, Blaise…
Urbanus VIII (Papa)
(1568–1644) Maffeo Barberini Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644) Maffeo Barberini in Art: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Ritratto di papa Urbano VIII Barberini c.1631–1632 Palazzo Barberini, Roma Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ritratto di Maffeo Barberini c.1598 Private collection, Firenze Works commissioned by him:…
Popes
• Saint Peter Sixtus II (257-258) Sixtus, Saint and Martyr Gregorius I (590-604) Saint Gregorius Magnus Alexander VI (1492-1503) Rodrigo Borgia Julius II (1503-1513) Giuliano della Rovere Leo X (1513-1521) Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici Hadrianus VI (1522-1523) Adriaan Florenszoon…
Ritratto di Maffeo Barberini (c.1598)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ritratto di Maffeo Barberini (Portrait of Pope Urban VIII) c.1598 Oil on canvas, 124 x 90 cm Private collection, Firenze See also: • Urbanus VIII (Papa)
Wallingford (England)
Bronze statue of Agatha Christie at Wallingford. Highlights: • Winterbrook House Births: • Keen, Geoffrey (1916-2005) Deaths: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) See also: • Cities | England | UK
Torquay (England)
Births: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) Deaths: • Bulwer-Lytton, Edward (1803-1873) See also: • Cities | England | UK
Agatha Christie
(1890–1976) Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, née Miller, Lady Mallowan, DBE born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller Works: • The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920) • The Secret Adversary (1922) Agatha Christie in Film: Agatha 1979 Director: Michael Apted Starring: Vanessa Redgrave,…
San Giovanni Battista (c.1600)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (John the Baptist) c.1600 Oil on canvas, 102.5 x 83 cm Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel