Tag: France

Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (c.1889)

Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala (Funerary Portrait of Jacques Damala) c.1889 Marble, 27.9 x 46 x 31.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The great tragic actress, Sarah Bernhardt, was also a gifted sculptor. She carved this…

Jacques Damala

(1855–1889) Aristides Damalas Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς Jacques Damala in Art: Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Portrait funéraire de Jacques Damala c.1889 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   Born January 15 1855 Piraeus (Greece) Died August 18 1889 Paris (France) Cause of death Drug overdose…

Vue de Cagnes (c.1924-1925)

Soutine, Chaïm (1893-1943) Vue de Cagnes (View of Cagnes) c.1924–1925 Oil on canvas, 60.3 × 73.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Soutine made his way to Paris in 1913 in pursuit of a career as a painter. There, he became…

La lettre (c.1776)

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) La lettre (The Letter) c.1776 Oil on canvas, 38.1 x 29.5 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati

Don Quichotte (c.1865-1868)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Don Quichotte (Don Quixote) c.1865–1868 Oil on canvas, 189.9 x 138.1 cm Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati See also: • Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1516)