Aux courses (c.1875)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Aux courses (At the Races) c.1875 Oil on wood, 12.6 x 21.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington We find ourselves on an emerald-green, grassy racetrack as a dusty cluster of horses and their jockeys bear directly…

Bal masqué à l’Opéra (1873)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Bal masqué à l’Opéra (Masked Ball at the Opera) 1873 Oil on canvas, 59.1 x 72.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Manet came from a well–to–do family, and this painting provides a glimpse of the sophisticated…

L’Acteur tragique (1866)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’Acteur tragique, Rouvière dans le rôle d’Hamlet (The Tragic Actor, Rouvière as Hamlet) 1866 Oil on canvas, 187.2 x 108.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A bearded man with light skin, wearing a black costume and…

Douglas Wilmer

(1920–2016) Filmography as Actor: El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren   Born January 8 1920 London (England) Died March 31 2016 Ipswich (England) Cause of death Pneumonia Occupation Actor

Nature morte au melon et aux pêches (c.1866)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nature morte au melon et aux pêches (Still Life with Melon and Peaches) c.1866 Oil on canvas, 68.3 x 91 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A white rose, grapes and other fruit, a squat gourd, a…

John Fraser

(1931–2020) Filmography as Actor: The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960 Director: Ken Hughes Starring: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell     El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren     Isadora 1968 Director: Karel Reisz Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, John Fraser   Born March…

Le torero mort (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le torero mort (The Dead Toreador) probably 1864 Oil on canvas, 75.9 x 153.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington From a low perspective, we look at a man wearing black and white, lying on the ground…

Huîtres (1862)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Huîtres (Oysters) 1862 Oil on canvas, 39.2 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden…