Tag: 1554

Danae (c.1554)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Danae c.1554 Oil on canvas, 120 x 187 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Danaë is one of five paintings that the master produced on the subject of the popular Greek myth. An oracle told King Acrisius that he…

Danae (after 1554)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) & Workshop Danae after 1554 Oil on canvas Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (on loan) Extended loan from the Barker Welfare Foundation, New York, New York.

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

(1503–1554) John the Magnanimous Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) Duke of Saxony (1547–1554) John Frederick I in Art: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) John Frederick I c.1530s Private Collection     Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) & Workshop John Frederick the Magnanimous,…

Lady Jane Grey

(1537–1554) Lady Jane Grey, Lady Jane Dudley, Nine-Day Queen Queen of England (10-19 July 1553) Queen of Ireland (10-19 July 1553) Lady Jane Grey in Film: Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester   Born October 12 (?)…

1554

Rulers: • Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556) • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558) • Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569) • Henri II, King of France (1547-1559) • John Frederick I, Duke of Saxony (1547-1554) • Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567) Events: •…