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…
(1791–1824) Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault The artist’s works: Diane Early 19th century Museo del Prado, Madrid Le Sommeil des Paysans c.1808–1812 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Cheval effrayé par la foudre c.1813–1814 National Gallery, London Trompette à cheval de la Garde impériale de…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Amore e Psiche che si abbracciano (Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss) 1787–1793 Marble, 155 x 168 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris See also: • Apuleius (c.124-c.170): Psyche et Cupido (Latin)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Las gigantillas (Little Giants) 1791–1792 Oil on canvas 137 x 104 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Five boys play at riding on each other’s shoulders in the game called “Chicken Fights” or “Horse and Rider” in a setting…
(1791–1868) 15th President of the United States (1857–1861) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) • Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808) • George Washington, 1st President of the United States (1789-1797) Births: • Buchanan, James (1791-1868) • Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Deaths: • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Literature: • Blake, William (1757-1827): Mary…
(1732–1799) 1st President of the United States (1789–1797) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States
(1756–1791) Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart Works: • Così fan tutte (1790) • Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) (1791) • Don Giovanni (1787) • Le nozze di Figaro (1786) • Requiem (1791) • Symphony No. 40 (1788) • Symphony No.…