
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Mujeres conversando (Gossiping Women) c.1792–1796 Oil on canvas, 59.1 x 142.9 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud Founded: 1101 Closed: 1792 Style: Romanesque, Gothic, Classical Location: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France Burials: • Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204) • Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) • Richard I, King of England (1157-1199) Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine and…
1792: Founded as “Kungliga Museet” (Royal Museum) 1866: Current building completed and opened Location: Södra Blasieholmshamnen 2, 111 48 Stockholm Website: https://www.nationalmuseum.se/en/ Collection: • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593): Il Cuoco (c.1570) • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593): Il Giurista (1566) • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883): Jeune garçon pelant une…
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) Events: • Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud closed in Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France. • Nationalmuseum founded in Stockholm as “Kungliga Museet” (Royal Museum). Births: • Rossini, Gioachino…
(1723–1792) Sir Joshua Reynolds, RA, FRS, FRSA The artist’s works: A Caricature Group c.1751 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Frances, Countess of Dartmouth 1756 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portrait of a Clergyman 1756–1760 Museo del Prado, Madrid David Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy 1760–1761…
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