Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice (Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix) 1804–1808 Carrara marble, 160 x 92 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma Portrayed by Antonio Canova in the guise Venus victorious in the Judgement of Paris, Pauline Borghese…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Majas al balcón (Majas on a Balcony) c.1800–1810 Oil on canvas, 194.9 x 125.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Attributed to Goya. The women known as majas visually distinguished themselves through opulent, exaggerated traditional dress that…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Doña Isabel de Porcel before 1805 Oil on canvas, 82 x 54.6 cm National Gallery, London A woman sits or stands, the top half of her body swung to our left, as she turns towards someone or something outside…
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) La maja vestida (The Clothed Maja) 1800–1807 Oil on canvas, 94.7 x 188 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid An unidentified lady wearing delicate transparent clothing and a yellow jacket with black decorations lies on a green velvet divan…
Rulers: • Charles IV, King of Spain (1788-1808) • Napoléon Bonaparte, President of the Italian Republic (1802-1805) • Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1804-1815) • Napoléon I, King of Italy (1805-1814) • Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (1801-1809) Deaths: • Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805) • Legge, Frances (1733-1805) • Schiller,…
(1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States (1801–1809) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States