Tag: Austria

Mäda Primavesi (1912-1913)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Mäda Primavesi 1912–1913 Oil on canvas, 149.9 x 110.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Mäda Primavesi’s expression and posture convey a remarkable degree of confidence for a nine-year-old girl, even one who was, by her own…

Maximilian I of Mexico

(1832–1867) Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen Emperor of Mexico (1864–1867) Photograph of the execution of Maximilian (right) Miramón (center) and Mejía (left). Photograph of the Mexican firing squad that executed Emperor Maximilian I, commanded by Colonel Palacios (right). Maximilian…

Portrait of Friedericke Maria Beer (1916)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Portrait of Friedericke Maria Beer 1916 Oil on canvas, 168 x 130 cm Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv Friederike Maria Beer-Monti and Gustav Klimt, Summer 1916 in Weißenbach am Attersee. See also: • Beer, Friedericke Maria (1891-1980)

Friedericke Maria Beer

(1891–1980) Friederike Maria (Federica) Beer-Monti Friederike Maria Beer-Monti and Gustav Klimt, Summer 1916 in Weißenbach am Attersee. Friedericke Maria Beer in Art: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Portrait of Friedericke Maria Beer 1916 Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv   Born January…

Ulla Jacobsson

(1929–1982) Filmography as Actress: Crime et châtiment 1956 Director: Georges Lampin Starring: Jean Gabin, Marina Vlady   Born May 23 1929 Gothenburg (Sweden) Died August 20 1982 Vienna (Austria) Cause of death Cancer (bone) Occupation Actress

Fritz Lang

(1890–1976) Friedrich Christian Anton Lang Filmography as Actor: Le Mépris 1963 Director: Jean-Luc Godard Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli   Born December 5 1890 Vienna (Austria) Died August 2 1976 Beverly Hills, CA (USA) Occupation Actor Producer Film director Occupation Screenwriter Writer Awards Hollywood Walk…

Maria Schell

(1926–2005) Maria Margarethe Anna Schell Filmography as Actress: Le Notti Bianche 1957 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni   Born January 15 1926 Vienna (Austria) Died April 26 2005 Preitenegg (Austria) Cause of death Pneumonia Brother Maximilian Schell (1930-2014) Occupation Actress Producer…

Michael Curtiz

(1886–1962) Mihály Kertész Filmography as Director: Casablanca 1942 Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman   Born December 24 1886 Budapest (Hungary) Died April 10 1962 Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Occupation Film director Award…

Werner Krauss

(1884–1959) Werner Johannes Krauß Filmography as Actor: Nana 1926 Director: Jean Renoir Starring: Jean Angelo, Catherine Hessling   Born June 23 1884 Gestungshausen, Sonnefeld (Germany) Died October 20 1959 Vienna (Austria) Occupation Actor Award Order of Merit (Germany)