Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Doge Leonardo Loredan 1501–1502 Oil on poplar, 61.4 x 44.5 cm National Gallery, London Leonardo Loredan knows that he is being looked at, but he does not return our gaze. He is the doge, the ruler of the…
Chelsea in art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf c.1864–1868 National Gallery of Art, Washington Births: • Fox, Edward (1937) • Philip, Ethel (1861-1920) • York, Susannah (1939-2011) Deaths: • Bergman, Ingrid (1915-1982) • Bogarde, Dirk (1921-1999) • Johnson, Richard (1927-2015)…
Wapping in art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Wapping 1860–1864 National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Districts | London (England) | Thames
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Musique aux Tuileries (Music in the Tuileries Gardens) 1862 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 118.1 cm National Gallery, London Portraits included in the painting: Image: The National Gallery, London 1. Édouard Manet (1832-1883) 2. Comte Albert de Balleroy (1828-1872) 3. Champfleury…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Landscape with the Flight into Egypt 1563 Oil on panel, 37.1 x 55.6 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London In this captivating work, Pieter Bruegel depicts the biblical story of the Virgin Mary, Joseph and their infant son…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery 1565 Oil on panel, 24.1 x 34.4 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Inscription: lower left corner within image: BRVEGEL.M.D.LXV ‘Grisaille’, or painting in shades of grey, was traditionally…
(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…
(c.1497–1543) The artist’s works: Erasmus 1523 National Gallery, London Erasmus of Rotterdam writing 1523 Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel Noli me Tangere 1526–1528 Hampton Court Palace, London Erasmus writing 1528 Musée du Louvre, Paris Erasmus of Rotterdam c.1532 Metropolitan Museum of Art,…
Highlights: • Green Park • Palace of Westminster: London SW1A 0AA • Palace of Whitehall (destroyed in 1698) • Royal Society of Arts: 8 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6EZ • Westminster Bridge Westminster in Art: Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Tamise à Westminster c.1871 National…
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vergine delle rocce (Virgin of the Rocks) c.1491–1499 and 1506–1508 Oil on poplar, thinned and cradled, 189.5 x 120 cm National Gallery, London Full title: The Virgin with the Infant Saint John the Baptist adoring the Christ Child…