Tag: NYC

Pirna, Obertor dal Sud (mid-1750s)

Bellotto, Bernardo (1721–1780) Pirna, Obertor dal Sud (Pirna: The Obertor from the South) mid-1750s Oil on canvas, 46.4 x 78.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Bellotto was Canaletto’s nephew and student who himself was to become an internationally…

Ritratto di giovane uomo (1530s)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di giovane uomo (Portrait of a Young Man) 1530s Oil on wood, 95.6 x 74.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The identity of this arrogant young man is unknown, but he must have belonged to…

Tabla en la terraza de un café (1915)

Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Tabla en la terraza de un café (Table on a Café Terrace) 1915 Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 49.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In the distinct brand of Cubism that he developed while living…

Madame X (1883-1884)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) 1883–1884 Oil on canvas, 208.6 x 109.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Madame Pierre Gautreau (the Louisiana-born Virginie Amélie Avegno; 1859–1915) was known in Paris for her artful appearance.…

Ballerina = Elica = Mare (1915)

Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Ballerina = Elica = Mare (Dancer = Propeller = Sea) 1915 Oil on canvas, 75.2 x 78.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Like other artists associated with Italian Futurism, Severini was fascinated by the interactions…

Femme lisant (1869-1870)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Femme lisant (A Woman Reading) 1869–1870 Oil on canvas, 54.3 × 37.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York When the seventy-two-year-old Corot showed A Woman Reading at the Salon of 1869, the critic Théophile Gautier praised…

Lesley Ann Warren

(1946) Lesley Ann Warrenoff Filmography as Actress: Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner   Born August 16 1946 New York, NY (USA) Occupation Actress Dancer Singer Awards Academy Award Emmy Golden Globe

Burt Lancaster

(1913–1994) Burton Stephen Lancaster Filmography as Actor: Il Gattopardo 1963 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale     Airport 1970 Director: George Seaton Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin     Gruppo di famiglia in un interno 1974 Director:…

Marisa Berenson

(1947) Vittoria Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson Filmography as Actress: Morte a Venezia 1971 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Silvana Mangano     Barry Lyndon 1975 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Ryan O’Neil, Marisa Berenson   Born February 15 1947 New York, NY (USA) Occupation…