Tag: Germany

O. E. Hasse

(1903–1978) Otto Eduard Hasse Filmography as Actor: I Confess 1953 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter   Born July 11 1903 Obrzycko (Poland) Died September 12 1978 Berlin (Germany) Occupation Actor

Erasmus of Rotterdam (c.1532)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Erasmus of Rotterdam c.1532 Oil on linden panel, 17.6 x 14 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the most celebrated portraitists of the sixteenth century. At an…

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery (1532-1535)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery 1532–1535 Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden, diameter 9.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Holbein painted this small roundel about 1532–35, after his…

Edward VI as a Child (probably 1538)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 Oil on panel, 56.8 x 44 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Inscription: PARVVLE PATRISSA, PATRIÆ VIRTVTIS ET HÆRES / ESTO, NIHIL MAIVS MAXIMVS ORBIS HABET. / GNATVM…

Dana Wynter

(1931–2011) Dagmar Winter Filmography as Actress: Airport 1970 Director: George Seaton Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin   Born June 8 1931 Berlin (Germany) Died May 5 2011 Ojai, CA (USA) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Actress Awards Golden Globe

Marlene Dietrich

(1901–1992) Marie Magdalene Dietrich von Losch Filmography as Actress: Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas     Witness for the Prosecution 1957 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich     Paris When It…

Anthony Mann

(1906–1967) Emil Anton Bundesmann Filmography as Director: El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren   Born June 30 1906 San Diego, CA (USA) Died April 29 1967 Berlin (Germany) Cause of death Heart failure Occupation Actor…

Veduta di Pirna dalla fortezza di Sonnenstein (1750s)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) Veduta di Pirna dalla fortezza di Sonnenstein (View of Pirna from the Sonnenstein Castle) 1750s Oil on canvas, 136 × 237 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Compare: Bellotto, Bernardo (1721-1780) Veduta di Pirna in Sassonia 1763 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford…

La fortezza di Königstein (1756-1758)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) La fortezza di Königstein (The Fortress of Königstein) 1756–1758 Oil on canvas, 133 x 235.7 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In the distance, a fortress sits on a rocky plateau below a sky filled with lightly…