Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Nu couché (Reclining Nude) 1917 Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 92.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Modigliani’s celebrated series of reclining nudes, begun in 1916, is influenced by Italian Renaissance representations of Venus and other idealized…
(1917–2012) Ermes Effron Borgnino Filmography as Actor: Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester Jesus of Nazareth 1977 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey Born January 24 1917 Hamden, CT (USA) Died July 8…
(1845–1917) Louise Charlotte Ernestine Gautier Works: • En chine (French) • La fille du ciel (French) ◊ The Daughter of Heaven (English) • Le collier des jours (French) • Le Dragon Impérial (French) • Le livre de Jade (French) ◊ The Book of…
(1917–1975) Pamela Mary Brown Filmography as Actress: Lust for Life 1956 Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton Born July 8 1917 Hampstead, London (England) Died September 18 1975 Avening (England) Cause…
(1917–2012) Therese Ann Rutherford Filmography as Actress: Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Born November 2 1917 Vancouver (Canada) Died June 11 2012 Beverly Hills, CA (USA) Occupation Actress
(1861–1917) Antoine Henri Pierre de La Gandara The artist’s works: Femme assise 1894 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Étude de femme 1895 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Madame Pierre Gautreau 1897 Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston Born December 16 1861 Paris (France) Died June…
(1849–1917) The artist’s works: Sleep and his Half-brother Death 1874 Private collection A Grecian Flower Market 1880 Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne The Lady of Shalott 1888 Tate Britain, London Ophelia 1889 Private collection Ulysses and the Sirens 1891 National…
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(1840–1917) François-Auguste-René Rodin The artist’s works: Buste de jeune fille 1868 National Gallery of Art, Washington L’Âge d’airain 1875–1876 Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen L’Âge d’airain modeled 1876, cast c.1906 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Jardinière des Titans c.1877 Petit Palais, Paris Adam 1880–1881 Metropolitan Museum…