Deaths: • Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) See also: • Castles | France
Tag: architecture
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud
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…
Santa Maria Maggiore (Roma)
Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore Papale Arcibasilica Maggiore Arcipretale Liberiana di Santa Maria Maggiore Groundbreaking: 432 Construction started: 435 Completed: 1743 Designated as World Heritage Site: 1980 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Roma, Italia Website: https://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_en.html Burials:…
Ecce Homo (1634)
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Ecce Homo 1634 Oil on paper mounted onto canvas, 54.5 x 44.5 cm National Gallery, London ‘Ecce Homo’, the Latin title of this painting, is taken from the Bible, and means ‘Behold the man!’ These were the words…
Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio (1623)
Guercino (1591-1666) Presentazione di Gesù al Tempio (Presentation of Jesus in the Temple) 1623 Oil on copper, 72.5 x 65 cm National Gallery, London Mary and Joseph brought the infant Christ, forty days after his birth, to be presented in…
Santa Maria della Salute (Venezia)
Consecrated: 1681 Address: Dorsoduro, 1, 30123 Venezia VE, Italia Website: https://basilicasalutevenezia.it/ La Salute in Art: Canaletto (1697-1768) Canal Grande e Santa Maria della Salute c.1730 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) La Punta della Dogana con S.…
Château du Clos Lucé (Amboise)
Manoir du Cloux Chastelet du Cloux Built: middle of the fifteenth century Address: 2 Rue du Clos Lucé, 37400 Amboise, France Website: https://vinci-closluce.com/en Deaths: • Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) See also: • Amboise (France) | Castles | François I, King of France (1494-1547) | Marguerite de…
Cimetière du Calvaire (Atuona)
Burials: • Brel, Jacques (1929-1978) • Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Paul Gauguin‘s grave. Jacques Brel‘s grave. See also: • Atuona, Hiva Oa (French Polynesia) | Cemeteries
Château de Beaufresne (Le Mesnil-Théribus)
Built: end of the 18th century Location: 60240 Le Mesnil-Théribus, France The Château de Beaufresne was the home of American painter Mary Cassatt from 1887 to 1926. The Château de Beaufresne in Art: Cassatt, Mary (1844-1926) Le Bain 1910 Petit Palais, Paris …
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari (Venezia)
Founded: 1250 Completed: 1338 Address: San Polo, 3072, 30125 Venezia VE, Italia Website: https://www.basilicadeifrari.it/ Monument of Titian. The tomb of Canova, originally designed by him as a mausoleum for Titian. Claudio Monteverdi’s tomb. Burials: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) • Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) • Tiziano (c.1488-1576) See…