Rulers: • Felipe IV, King of Spain (1621-1665) • Francesco I d’Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio (1629-1658) Events: • Galleria Doria Pamphilj established in Rome. Births: • Margarita Teresa de Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1651-1673) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Fontana dei Fiumi (1651) • Bernini,…
Cena in Emmaus (1606)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Cena in Emmaus (Supper at Emmaus) 1606 Oil on canvas, 141 x 175 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Caravaggio painted the Supper at Emmaus between 1605 and 1606, probably painted on the Colonna estate in Paliano where he sought refuge…
Pinacoteca di Brera
Founded: 1776 Address: Via Brera 28, 20121 Milano Website: https://pinacotecabrera.org/en/ Palazzo Citterio: Via Brera 14, 20121 Milano Website: https://palazzocitterio.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T…
1776
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) Events: • Albertina founded in Vienna. • Pinacoteca di Brera founded in Milano. Births: • Constable, John (1776-1837) Music: • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778): Daphnis et Chloè (1774-76) Art: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Euridice (1775-76) • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Orfeo (1775-76)…
I bari (c.1595)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) I bari (The Cardsharps) c.1595 Oil on canvas, 94.2 x 130.9 cm Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth Caravaggio was one of the pivotal figures in the history of Western art. In his short lifetime, he created a theatrical style…
1972
Rulers: • Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022) • Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States (1969-1974) Events: • Fine Arts Museums established at San Francisco. • Kimbell Art Museum opened in Forth Worth, Texas. Births: • Affleck, Ben (1972) • Diaz, Cameron (1972)…
Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth)
Opened: 1972 Location: 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas Website: https://www.kimbellart.org/ Collection: • Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894): Pont de l’Europe (1876-77) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): I bari (c.1595) • Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609): Piccola macelleria (c.1582) • Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319): Resurrezione di Lazzaro (1310-11) • Ensor, James (1860-1949): Squelettes…
Fort Worth, TX (USA)
Museums: • Kimbell Art Museum: 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas See also: • Cities | USA
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749–1832) Works: • Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life (English) • Belagerung von Mainz (German) • Βέρθερος (Greek) • Briefe aus der Schweiz (German) • Briefe Schillers und Goethes an A. W. Schlegel (German) • Briefe von Goethe…
David con la testa di Golia (c.1600-1601)
Caravaggio (1571-1610) David con la testa di Golia (David with the Head of Goliath) c.1600–1601 Oil on poplar, 91.2 x 138.5 x 2.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Caravaggio succinctly summarizes the biblical story of David’s victorious battle against the giant Philistine general…