Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Danse à la campagne (Dance in the countryside) c.1883 Black pencil on paper, 24.5 x 12.3 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Signed lower left: ‘Renoir’. This is a study for the large painting at MM. Durand-Ruel, engraved…
Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Frère et soeur (Brother and Sister) 1891 Painted plaster, 39.2 x 20.3 x 19.3 cm Tate Britain, London The first purchaser of this work was Walter Butterworth, who in 1911 negotiated the purchase of three bronzes by Rodin…
Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910) Rienzi vowing to obtain Justice 1849 Oil on canvas, 83 x 117 cm National Gallery, London Cola di Rienzo vowing to obtain justice for the death of his young brother, slain in a skirmish between the Colonna…
Pontormo (1494-1557) I fratelli di Giuseppe chiedono aiuto (Joseph’s Brothers beg for Help) c.1515 Oil on wood, 36.3 x 142.5 cm National Gallery, London This picture was commissioned to celebrate the marriage of the banker Pierfrancesco Borgherini to Margherita Accaiuoli in…
Claudel, Camille (1864-1943) Jeune Romain ou Mon Frère (Young Roman or My Brother) c.1882 Patinated plaster, 50 x 45 x 27 cm Musée Camille Claudel, Nogent-sur-Seine See also: • Paul Claudel (1868-1955)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Famille Henriot (Henriot Family) c.1875 Oil on canvas, 115.6 x 164.1 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Daytrips to the countryside around Paris became a popular form of leisure during the late 19th century. Renoir alludes to this kind…
Rocco and His Brothers Director: Luchino Visconti Producer: Goffredo Lombardo Screenplay: Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d’Amico, Vasco Pratolini Based on: Il ponte della Ghisolfa by Giovanni Testori Genre: Crime | Drama | Sport Music: Nino Rota Country: Italia | France Language: Italian…
‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Producer: Silvio Clementelli Screenplay: Alfio Valdarnini, Carlo Carunchio, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Based on: ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore by John Ford Genre: Drama | Romantic | Tragedy Music: Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) Country: Italia Language:…
Director: Franco Zeffirelli Producer: Dyson Lovell, Luciano Perugia Screenplay: Suso Cecchi d’Amico, Kenneth Ross Genre: Drama | Historical Music: Riz Ortolani Country: Italia | United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Paramount Pictures Release date: 1972 Running time: 135 minutes Graham Faulkner…
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La balançoire (The Swing) 1876 Oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Renoir, Edmond-Victor (1849-1944) | Samary, Jeanne (1857-1890)