Guercino (1591-1666) La Sibilla Samia (The Samian Sibyl with a Putto) 1651 Oil on canvas, 218.5 × 180 cm National Gallery, London The Samian Sibyl was one of 12 pagan sibyls (or priestesses) who, like the Old Testament prophets, were…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La lecture (The Reading) c.1868 Oil on canvas, 61 x 73.2 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris See also: • Koelin-Leenhoff, Léon | Manet, Suzanne
(1925–2015) George Edward Cole, OBE Filmography as Actor: Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton Born April 22 1925 Tooting, London (England) Died August 5 2015 Reading, Berkshire (England) Occupation Actor Title Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Intérieur (Interior) 1880 Oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm Private collection
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (Brieflezende vrouw) 1663 Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window (Brieflezend meisje bij het venster) c.1659 Oil on canvas, 83 x 64.5 cm Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Births: • Winslet, Kate (1975) Deaths: • Cole, George (1925-2015) See also: • Cities | England | UK
(1975) Kate Elizabeth Winslet, CBE Filmography as Actress: Titanic 1997 Director: James Cameron Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet The Holiday 2006 Director: Nancy Meyers Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet Born October 5 1975 Reading, Berkshire (England) Occupation Actress…