Tag: Philadelphia

Noli me tangere (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Noli me tangere c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 19.7 x 44 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite. Pala delle Convertite: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Pala delle Convertite c.1491–1494 Courtauld Institute of…

Festa in casa di Simone (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Festa in casa di Simone (The Feast in the House of Simon) c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 19.8 x 43.77 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite. Pala delle Convertite:…

Maddalena che ascolta la predica di Cristo (c.1484-1491)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Maddalena che ascolta la predica di Cristo (Saint Mary Magdalene Listening to Christ Preach) c.1484–1491 Tempera on panel, 20 x 43.8 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia This panel was part of the predella of the Pala delle Convertite.…

Ritratto di Lorenzo de’ Lorenzi (c.1492)

Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di Lorenzo de’ Lorenzi (Portrait of Lorenzo de’ Lorenzi) c.1492 Oil on panel, 50.8 x 36.5 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia See also: • Lorenzi, Lorenzo de’ (c.1459-1502)

Le bonheur de vivre (1905-1906)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905–1906 Oil on canvas, 176.5 x 240.7 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia © Succession H. Matisse, Paris This monumental canvas, which once hung in the famous collection of Gertrude and Leo Stein,…

Le Madras Rouge (1907)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Le Madras Rouge (Red Madras Headdress) 1907 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Image © 2013 The Barnes Foundation ©2011 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York This striking portrait represents Amelie…

Le Déjeuner (1875)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Le Déjeuner (Luncheon) 1875 Oil on canvas, 49.2 x 60 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia The boater hat hanging on the chair tells us that this couple is probably taking a break from a canoe trip. By the late 19th…

Eddie Fisher

Edwin John “Eddie” Fisher (1928–2010)   Born August 10 1928 Philadelphia, PA (USA) Died September 22 2010 Berkeley, CA (USA) Wife Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016) Daughter Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) Wife Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011) Occupation Actor Singer

Femme se promenant dans un forêt exotique (1905)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Femme se promenant dans un forêt exotique (Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest) 1905 Oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Henri Rousseau became the unlikely hero of the Parisian avant-garde for his “naïve” style and…

Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre (1904)

Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910) Éclaireurs attaqués par un tigre (Scouts Attacked by a Tiger) 1904 Oil on canvas, 121.6 x 161.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Self-taught artist Henri Rousseau created his enormous jungle scenes by studying the plants and taxidermy animals in Paris‘s…