Rulers: • Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556) • Fernando II, King of Aragón, Majorca, Sardinia and Valencia (1479-1516) • Fernando II, King of Naples (1504-1516) • Fernando II, King of Sicily (1468-1516) • Fernando II, King of Navarra (1512-1516) • Fernando II,…
1430
Rulers: • Juan II, King of Castile and León (1406-1454) Births: • Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) • Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) • Cabrera, Andrés de (1430-1511) • Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Art: • Angelico, Fra (c.1395-1455): Madonna dell’Umiltà (c.1430) • Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444):…
Giovanni Bellini
(c.1430–1516) “Giambellino” The artist’s works: Madonna adorante il Bambino che dorme early 1460s Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Madonna Greca c.1460–1465 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Pietà c.1460 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Cristo morto sostenuto da due angeli c.1465–1470 National…
1917
Rulers: • Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States (1913-1921) Births: • Allyson, June (1917-2006) • Borgnine, Ernest (1917-2012) • Bourvil (1917-1970) • Brown, Pamela (1917-1975) • Burgess, Anthony (1917-1933) • Burr, Raymond (1917-1993) • Darrieux, Danielle (1917-2017) • Donald, James (1917-1993) • Ferrer, Mel (1917-2008) • Fontaine, Joan…
1834
Rulers: • Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837) • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) Events: • October 16: Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons in London, England. Births: • Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) • Morris, William (1834-1896)…
Edgar Degas
(1834–1917) Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas The artist’s works: La sortie du bain 1846 Musée du Louvre, Paris Portrait de l’artiste 1855 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Autoportrait c.1857–1858 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Autoportrait au col blanc c.1857 National Gallery of Art, Washington Une Mendiante romaine…
1899
Rulers: • William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (1897-1901) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Births: • Astaire, Fred (1899-1987) • Bogart, Humphrey (1899-1957) • Boyer, Charles (1899-1978) • Coward, Noël (1899-1973) • Cukor, George (1899-1983) • Hemingway, Ernest…
Alfred Sisley
(1839–1899) The artist’s works: Rue de village à Marlotte 1866 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Allée de châtaigniers à La Celle-Saint-Cloud 1867 Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton Le héron aux ailes déployées 1867 Musée Fabre, Montpellier Boulevard Héloïse, Argenteuil 1872 National Gallery of…
1895
Rulers: • Grover Cleveland, 24th President of the United States (1893-1897) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Brooklyn Museum opened in New York. • De Young Museum established in San Francisco. • Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica established in Palazzo Barberini,…
Berthe Morisot
(1841–1895) Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot Madame Eugène Manet The artist’s works: La soeur de l’artiste à la fenêtre 1869 National Gallery of Art, Washington La Robe Rose c.1870 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Portrait de Madame Edma Pontillon 1871 Musée d’Orsay, Paris…