Tag: December 29

Madame de Pompadour

(1721–1764) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson Marquise de Pompadour Duchesse de Menars Madame de Pompadour in Art: Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les présents de l’amour 1753 National Gallery, London     Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Madam Pompadour 1915 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago  …

Christina Rossetti

(1830–1894) Christina Georgina Rossetti, pseudonym Ellen Alleyne Works: • Goblin Market, The Prince’s Progress, and Other Poems (English) • Poems (English) Christina Rossetti in Art: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Christina Rossetti 1866 Private collection     Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Christina Rossetti…

Rainer Maria Rilke

(1875–1926) René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke Works: • Auguste Rodin (English) • Auguste Rodin (German) • Das Buch der Bilder (German) • Das Marien-Leben (German) • Das Stunden-Buch (German) • Der Neuen Gedichte: Anderer Teil (German) • Die…

Jacques-Louis David

(1748–1825) The artist’s works: La mort de Sénèque 1773 Petit Palais, Paris La mort de Socrate 1787 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York La mort de Socrate after 1787 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Marat Assassiné 1793 Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels Portrait…

Patricia Clarkson

(1959) Patricia Davies Clarkson Filmography as Actress: No Reservations 2007 Director: Scott Hicks Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart   Born December 29 1959 New Orleans, LA (USA) Occupation Actress Awards Emmy Golden Globe Awards National Society of Film Critics Award…

David Alfaro Siqueiros

(1896–1974) José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros The artist’s works: Cabeza c.1930 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Desnudo sentado 1930 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Autorretrato 1936–1937 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cosmos y desastre c.1936 Tate Britain, London Autorretrato 1948 National Gallery…

Jennifer Ehle

(1969) Jennifer Anne Ehle Filmography as Actress: Wilde 1997 Director: Brian Gilbert Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law     A Quiet Passion 2016 Director: Terence Davies Starring: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle   Born December 29 1969 Winston-Salem, NC (USA) Occupation Actress Awards BAFTA…

Maria Salviati

(1499–1543) Maria Magdalena Romola Salviati Maria Salviati in Art: Pontormo (1494-1557) Ritratto di Maria Salviati con Giulia de’ Medici c.1539 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore   Born July 17 1499 Firenze (Italia) Died December 29 1543 Villa di Castello, Firenze (Italia) Husband Giovanni dalle…

Frank Thring

(1926–1994) Filmography as Actor: Ben-Hur 1959 Director: William Wyler Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins     El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren   Born May 11 1926 Melbourne (Australia) Died December 29 1994 Melbourne (Australia)…

December 29

Births: • Clarkson, Patricia (1959) • Ehle, Jennifer (1969) • Law, Jude (1972) • Pompadour, Madame de (1721-1764) • Siqueiros, David Alfaro (1896-1974) Deaths: • David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) • Rilke, Rainer Maria (1875-1926) • Rossetti, Christina (1830-1894) • Salviati, Maria (1499-1543)…