Tag: April 5

Bette Davis

(1908–1989) Ruth Elizabeth Davis Filmography as Actress: All About Eve 1950 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter     Death on the Nile 1978 Director: John Guillermin Starring: Peter Ustinov, Mia Farrow   Born April 5 1908 Lowell, MA (USA)…

Giuseppe Arcimboldo

(1526–1593) The artist’s works: Estate 1563 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inverno 1563 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Il Fuoco 1566 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Il Giurista 1566 Nationalmuseum, Stockholm L’Acqua 1566 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Il Bibliotecario c.1570 Skoklosters Slott, Sweden Il Cuoco c.1570 Nationalmuseum, Stockholm Autunno 1573 Musée du Louvre, Paris Estate…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

(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…

Charlton Heston

(1923–2008) John Charles Carter or Charlton John Carter Filmography as Actor: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins     El Cid…

April 5

Births: • Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) • Barberini, Maffeo (1568-1644), Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644) • Davis, Bette (1908-1989) • Douglas, Melvyn (1901-1981) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) • Gazzo, Michael V. (1923-1995) • Greenaway, Peter (1942) • Peck, Gregory (1916-2003) • Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909) • Tracy, Spencer (1900-1967) Deaths: • Blackman,…

Urbanus VIII (Papa)

(1568–1644) Maffeo Barberini Pope Urban VIII (1623–1644) Maffeo Barberini in Art: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ritratto di Maffeo Barberini 1598–1599 Private collection, Firenze     Works commissioned by him: Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Monsignor Francesco Barberini c.1623 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Bernini,…