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John (England)
(1166–1216) John Lackland, Jean sans Terre King of England (1199–1216) Lord of Ireland (1177–1216) Count of Poitiers (1199–1204) Duke of Normandy (1199–1204) Duke of Aquitaine (1199–1216) John Lackland in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): King John (1596) John Lackland in Film: The Lion in…
Richard I (England)
(1157–1199) Richard the Lionheart, Richard Coeur de Lion Duke of Aquitaine (1168–1199) Count of Poitiers (1169–1196) Duke of Normandy (1189–1199) Count of Anjou (1189–1199) King of England (1189–1199) Richard the Lionheart in Film: The Lion in Winter 1968 Director: Anthony Harvey…
Henry II (England)
(1133–1189) Henry of Anjou, Henry Plantagenet Henry FitzEmpress, Henry Curtmantle Duke of Normandy (1150–1189) Count of Anjou (1151–1189) Duke of Aquitaine (1152–1189) Count of Poitiers (1156–1189) King of England (1154–1189) Henry II in Art: De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Queen Eleanor and…
Michel Piccoli
(1925–2020) Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli Filmography as Actor: French Cancan 1955 Director: Jean Renoir Starring: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul Le Mépris 1963 Director: Jean-Luc Godard Starring: Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli Belle de Jour 1967 Director: Luis Buñuel Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel…
Île aux Orties près de Vernon (1897)
Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Île aux Orties près de Vernon (Île aux Orties near Vernon) 1897 Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 92.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The Île aux Orties (Island of Nettles) is situated not far from…
Vue de la côte près de Wargemont en Normandie (1880)
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Vue de la côte près de Wargemont en Normandie (View of the Seacoast near Wargemont in Normandy) 1880 Oil on canvas, 50.5 x 62.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Renoir was captivated by the seaside…
La Plage à Deauville (1864)
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) La Plage à Deauville (The Beach at Deauville) 1864 Oil on panel, 34.7 x 26 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland During the 1860s, Boudin executed many paintings and watercolors representing well-to-do tourists and vacationers enjoying seaside…
L’entrée du port de Trouville (1888)
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) L’entrée du port de Trouville (The Entrance to Trouville Harbour) 1888 Oil on mahogany, 32.4 x 40.9 cm National Gallery, London Boudin, who was born and grew up in the Normandy port of Honfleur and later owned a…
Le Port de Deauville (1888-1890)
Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Le Port de Deauville (Deauville Harbour) c.1888–1890 Oil on oak, 28.8 x 41.3 cm National Gallery, London Born in Honfleur, Boudin – the son of a ship’s captain – was constantly fascinated by the life of Normandy ports.…