Tag: Genève

Le Moulin de la Galette (c.1840-1845)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Le Moulin de la Galette c.1840–1845 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 25.5 x 33.8 cm Musée d’art et d’histoire, Genève This canvas is among the rare Parisian views painted by Corot. It represents “Le Radet”, a mill built…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

(1712–1778) Works: • A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind (English) • Emile (English) • Émile eli Kasvatuksesta (Finnish) • Les Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire (French) • Quotes and Images From The Confessions (English)…

Claude Goretta

(1929–2019) Filmography as Director: La dentellière 1977 Director: Claude Goretta Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton   Born June 23 1929 Genève (Switzerland) Died February 20 2019 Genève (Switzerland) Occupation Film Director Producer Occupation Screenwriter Writer Award Prix Jean-Le-Duc

Carlo Ponti

(1912–2007) Carlo Fortunaro Pietro Ponti, Sr., OMRI Filmography as Producer: La Strada 1954 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn     Matrimonio all’italiana 1964 Director: Vittorio De Sica Starring: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni     Doctor Zhivago 1965 Director:…

La Trinité-des-Monts à Rome (c.1826-1828)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) La Trinité-des-Monts à Rome (Trinità dei Monti in Rome) 1826–1828 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 27.3 x 44.7 cm Musée d’art et d’histoire, Genève The Church of the Trinità dei Monti, one of the five French…

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

(1837–1898) Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Herzogin in Bayern Empress consort of Austria (1854-1898) Queen consort of Hungary (1854-1898) Queen consort of Croatia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Bohemia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Lombardy-Venetia (1854-1866) Filmography: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut…

Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève

Opened: 1910 Address: Rue Charles-Galland 2, 1206 Genève, Switzerland Website: https://www.geneve.ch/musee-art-histoire Collection: • Corot, Camille (1796-1875): La Trinité-des-Monts à Rome (1826-28) • Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Le Moulin de la Galette (c.1840-45) See also: • Genève (Switzerland) | Museums

Sur la terrasse à Sèvres (1880)

Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Sur la terrasse à Sèvres (On the Terrace at Sèvres) 1880 Oil on canvas, 88 x 115 cm Musée du Petit Palais, Genève Sur la terrasse de la villa Brancas avec Henri Fantin-Latour. See also: • Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904)

Le Pont de l’Europe (1876)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Le Pont de l’Europe 1876 Oil on canvas, 124.8 x 180.7 cm Musée du Petit Palais, Genève Compare: Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Étude pour “Le Pont de l’Europe” 1876 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo     Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Le pont de l’Europe…

Musée du Petit Palais (Genève)

Opened: 1968 Address: Terrasse de Saint-Victor 2, 1206 Genève, Switzerland Website: https://www.geneve.ch/petit-palais Collection: • Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916): Sur la terrasse à Sèvres (1880) • Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894): Le Pont de l’Europe (1876) See also: • Genève (Switzerland) | Museums