(1806–1861) Elizabeth Barrett Browning, née Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett Works: • Aurora Leigh (English) • ‘He Giveth His Beloved Sleep’ (English) • O May I Join the Choir Invisible! and Other Favorite Poems (English) • The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning,…
Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Walton bridges c.1806 Oil on canvas, 91.2 × 122.5 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Compare: Canaletto (1697-1768) Walton Bridge 1754 Dulwich Picture Gallery, London See also: • Walton-on-Thames (England)
(1734–1806) Nicolas-Edme Rétif Works: • L’Anti-Justine; ou, Les Delices de l’amour (French) • Contes de Restif de la Bretonne (French) Restif de la Bretonne in Film: La nuit de Varennes 1982 Director: Ettore Scola Starring: Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcello Mastroianni Born October 23…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Perseo con la testa della Medusa (Perseus with the Head of Medusa) 1804–1806 Marble, 242.6 x 191.8 x 102.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When Countess Valeria Tarnowska first met the sculptor Antonio Canova, on December…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Vittoria Alata (Winged Victory) c.1803–1806 Bronze, 76.6 x 20 x 18.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Teseo e il centauro (Theseus and the Centaur) 1804–1819 Marble, h. 340 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte 1804–1807 Marble, h. 145 cm Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England See also: • Ramolino Bonaparte, Maria Letizia (1750-1836)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker) 1803–1806 Marble, h. 345 cm Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London See also: • Napoleon I (1769-1821)
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix 1805–1808 Marble, 160 x 92 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma See also: • Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese (1780-1825)
(1732–1806) Jean-Honoré Nicolas Fragonard The artist’s works: Le Concours musical c.1749–1752 Wallace Collection, London La Bascule c.1750–1752 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid La Bergère c.1750–1752 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Le Colin-Maillard c.1750–1752 Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Les amants heureux c.1751–1755 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Psyché montrant…