Tag: historical

Continence of Scipio (1789)

Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Continence of Scipio 1789 Oil on canvas, 239.5 x 165.5 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1785 the British diplomat Lord Carysfort was entrusted with a commission to Reynolds for two paintings, one for Catherine the Great of…

Glaucus and Nydia (1867)

Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912) Glaucus and Nydia 1867 Oil on wood panel, 55.5 x 81 x 4.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Alma-Tadema, one of the most popular Victorian painters, became famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the…

Napoléon en Egypte (1867-1868)

Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Napoléon en Egypte (Napoleon in Egypt) 1867–1868 Oil on wood panel, 35.8 x 25 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton During the Second Empire (1852–70), Napoleon III encouraged the cult of his uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte, whose 1798 Egyptian…

Amar en tiempos revueltos (2005-2006)

Love in Troubled Times Season 1 (1936–1945) Genre: Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romantic, Soap opera, TV series Country: España Language: Spanish Studio: Diagonal TV / TVE Release date: September 27, 2005–June 26, 2006 Running time: 35/50 minutes episodes Ana Turpin (1978)…

Malgré-elles (2012)

Against Their Will Director: Denis Malleval Producer: Bertrand de la Fontaine, Laurent Rigaut Screenplay: Nina Barbier, Barbara Grinberg, Séverine Jacquet Genre: Drama | Historical Country: France Language: French Release date: 2012 Running time: 90 minutes Flore Bonaventura (1988) as Alice Fabre Louise…

La mort de Sénèque (1773)

David, Jacques-Louis (1748-1825) La mort de Sénèque (The Death of Seneca) 1773 Oil on canvas, 123 x 160 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Seneca, Lucius Annaeus minor (4 BC-65 AD)