Tag: January 28

Jackson Pollock

(1912–1956) Paul Jackson Pollock The artist’s works: Naked Man with Knife c.1938–1940 Tate Britain, London Number 5, 1950 1950 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Brown and Silver I 1951 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Born January 28 1912 Cody, WY (USA) Died August 11 1956…

Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci

(1453–1476) Simonetta Vespucci in Art: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di giovane donna c.1475–1480 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin     Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Primavera c.1480 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze     Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di Simonetta Vespucci c.1480–1485 Städel Museum, Frankfurt     Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Prove di Mosè…

Henry VIII (England)

(1491–1547) King of England (1509–1547) Lord of Ireland (1509–1542) King of Ireland (1542–1547) Henry VIII in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613) • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Henry VIII in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Henry VIII of England c.1537…

Léon Koelin-Leenhoff

(1852–1927) Léon in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Les Cavaliers espagnols 1859 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) L’Enfant à l’épée 1861 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries 1862 National Gallery, London    …

January 28

Births: • Koelin-Leenhoff, Léon (1852-1927) • Pollock, Jackson (1912-1956) • Vespucci, Simonetta (1453-1476) Deaths: • Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland (1491-1547)