Margaret Burr, Mrs Thomas Gainsborough

(1728–1798) Margaret Gainsborough, née Burr Margaret in Art: Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Conversation in a Park c.1746–1748 Musée du Louvre, Paris     Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Portrait of the Artist with his Wife and Daughter c.1748 National Gallery, London     Gainsborough, Thomas…

Gian Paolo Zappi

Gian Paolo in Art: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza   Wife (m.1577) Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614) Occupation Painter

Babette’s Feast (1987)

Babettes gæstebud (original title) Director: Gabriel Axel Producer: Bo Christensen Screenplay: Gabriel Axel Based on: Babettes Gæstebud by Karen Blixen Genre: Drama Music: Per Nørgård Country: Denmark Language: Danish Studio: Nordisk Film Release date: 1987 Running time: 102 minutes Stéphane…

L’Espérance (1842)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) L’Espérance (Hope) 1842 Oil on canvas, 116.5 × 117 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Circular composition: half-length woman, arms and hands open, white sleeveless tunic under a green drape, face in profile turned to the right. (Louvre)…

Autoritratto (c.1577)

Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) c.1577 Oil on copper, 17 x 14 cm Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Verso: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza   Double portrait of a married couple. See also:…

Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi (c.1577)

Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi (Portrait of Gian Paolo Zappi) c.1577 Oil on copper, 17 x 14 cm Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza Recto: Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614) Autoritratto c.1577 Museo de Zaragoza, Zaragoza   Double portrait of a married couple. See also:…

Museo de Zaragoza

Founded: 1908 Address: Plaza los Sitios, 6, 50001 Zaragoza, España Website: http://www.museodezaragoza.es/ Collection: • Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614): Autoritratto (c.1577) • Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614): Ritratto di Gian Paolo Zappi (c.1577) See also: • Museums | Zaragoza (España)

La Foi (1842)

Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) La Foi (Faith) 1842 Oil on canvas, 120 × 110 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Circular composition. Woman with a 3/4 length, dressed in Greek style, diadem on her head, looking at the chalice, ostia, on her…

Landscape with bridge and ruins (1637)

Flinck, Govert (1615-1660) Landscape with bridge and ruins 1637 Oil on wood, 49.5 × 75 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris One of the rare landscapes signed by Flinck, and of completely Rembranesque inspiration, undoubtedly through the master’s drawings, but of fundamental…