Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) 1433 Oil on oak, 26 x 19 cm National Gallery, London This man, his face impassive and his gaze intense, is almost certainly Jan van Eyck himself. No other portraits of…
Rulers: • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Art: • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455): Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) • Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475): Santa Monica e due fanciulli oranti (c.1430-35) • Van…
Rulers: • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Events: • June 1: Battle of San Romano (1432) Art: • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455): Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) • Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475):…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 Oil on oak, 82.2 x 60 cm National Gallery, London This must be one of the most famous paintings in the world, and one of the most intriguing.…
Rulers: • Cosimo de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1434-1464) • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Art: • Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455): Incoronazione della Vergine (c.1434-35) • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455): Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) • Uccello,…
Births: • Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441)
Rulers: • Cosimo de’ Medici, Signore di Firenze (1434-1464) • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) • Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Signore di Rimini (1432-1468) Births: • Boiardo, Matteo Maria (1441-1494) Deaths: • Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Art: • Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455):…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) La fille du guerrier (The Warrior’s Daughter) c.1878 Oil on panel, 21.8 x 36.2 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Modern life was the central theme of Tissot‘s art, with a focus on bourgeois social behaviour. His genre pieces…
Tissot, James (1836-1902) Hush! 1875 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 112.2 cm Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Modern life was the central theme of Tissot‘s art, with a focus on bourgeois social behaviour. His genre pieces typically dwelt on social nicety, flattering…
Opened: 1824 Location: Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3JL Website: https://manchesterartgallery.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: •…