Tag: Austria

Tilla Durieux

(1880–1971) Ottilie Godeffroy Tilla Durieux in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Tilla Durieux 1914 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   Born August 18 1880 Vienna (Austria) Died February 21 1971 Berlin (Germany) Occupation Actress

Guido Cagnacci

(1601–1663) The artist’s works: Gloria di san Mercuriale c.1642–1644 Pinacoteca Civica, Forlì La Morte di Cleopatra c.1645–1655 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Allegoria dell’Astrologia sferica c.1650–1655 Pinacoteca Civica, Forlì Morte di Cleopatra after 1659 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Morte di Cleopatra 1660–1662 Pinacoteca di Brera,…

Hedy Lamarr

(1914–2000) Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Filmography as Actress: Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature   Born November 9 1914 Vienna (Austria) Died January 19 2000 Casselberry, FL (USA) Boyfriend Billy Wilder (1906-2002) Occupation…

Pauline von Metternich

(1836–1921) Princess Pauline Clementine Marie Walburga von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein née Countess Pauline Clémentine Marie Walburga Sándor von Szlavnicza Pauline von Metternich in Art: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) La princesse Pauline de Metternich c.1865 National Gallery, London     Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898)…

Salzburg (Austria)

Births: • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) Deaths: • Berger, Helmut (1944-2023) See also: • Cities | Austria

Maria von Trapp

(1905–1987) Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp, née Kutschera Maria von Trapp in Film: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born January 26 1905 Vienna (Austria) Died March 28 1987 Morrisville, VT (USA) Cause of death Heart…

Max Steiner

(1888–1971) Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner Works: • Casablanca (1942) • Gone with the Wind (1939) • Little Women (1933) Filmography as Composer: Little Women 1933 Director: George Cukor Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett     Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring:…

L’Acqua (1566)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) L’Acqua (Water) 1566 Oil on alder wood, 66.5 x 50.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscription on the back side: AQUA Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be found in the KHM. They can be interpreted in…

Il Fuoco (1566)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Fuoco (Fire) 1566 Oil on limewood panel, 66.5 x 51 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: Joesphus Arcimboldus Mlnensis. F. On the back side: IGNIS 1566 Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be…

Inverno (1563)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Inverno (Winter) 1563 Oil on limewood, 66.6 x 50.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: GIVSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO. F. On the back side: 1563 HIEMS Arcimboldo had been imperial court painter in Vienna and Prague since 1562. As well…