Henri II (France)

(1519–1559) King of France (1547–1559) Henri II in Art: Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II 1559–1564 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   Born March 31 1519 Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) Died July 10 1559 Paris (France) Father François I, King of France (1494-1547) Wife (1533-1559)…

Caterina de’ Medici (France)

(1519–1589) Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de’ Medici Queen consort of France (1547–1559) Queen regent of France (1560–1563) Works commissioned by her: Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II 1559–1564 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   Born April 13 1519 Firenze (Italia)…

Zuffa degli dei marini (1485-1488)

Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Zuffa degli dei marini (Battle of the Sea Gods, with Envy (Invidia) on the Left) 1485–1488 Engraving on paper, 27.6 x 41.1 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Fight between satyrs riding on hippocampi and old woman as personification of envy…

Étude de femme (1895)

La Gandara, Antonio de (1861-1917) Étude de femme (Study of a Woman) 1895 Print on paper, 26 x 18 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Published in an album with ten original prints as a supplement to the magazine: L’Epreuve, April 1895, print no.…

The Terrace, Berne (1875)

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Terrace, Berne 1875 Watercolor and brush on paper, 35.5 x 44.3 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Inscription: ‘Berne, from terrace of hotel where we first stayed on our wedding journey’ See also: • Bern (Switzerland)

Bern (Switzerland)

Bern in Art: Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) The Terrace, Berne 1875 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     See also: • Cities | Switzerland

Regata sul Canal Grande (1780-1793)

Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Regata sul Canal Grande, nei pressi del Ponte di Rialto, Venezia (Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice) 1780–1793 Oil on canvas, 48 x 79 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam View over the Grand Canal near the…

Portrait d’Eva Gonzalès (1870)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’Eva Gonzalès (Portrait of Eva Gonzalès) 1870 Etching on paper, 24 x 15.8 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Portrait of Manet‘s student Eva Gonzalès, profile to the right. The profile of the woman’s head is shown in just a…