(1759–1805) Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller Works: • Aesthetical and Philosophical Essays (English) • Briefe Schillers und Goethes an A. W. Schlegel (German) • Demetrius (English) • Der Neffe als Onkel (German) • Der Parasit, oder die Kunst (German) •…
(1492–1556) Works: • Angelica (Italian) • Il divino Pietro Aretino a lo Imperadore ne la morte del Duca d’Urbino (Italian) • Il primo libro delle lettere (Italian) • Il secondo libro delle lettere (Italian) • La Cortigiana (Italian) • Dubbj…
(1636–1711) Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux Works: • Le Lutrin, poème héroï-comique (French) Boileau in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) L’apothéose d’Homère 1827 Musée du Louvre, Paris Born November 1 1636 Paris (France) Died March 13 1711 Paris (France) Occupation Academician Literary critic Occupation Poet…
(34 AD-62 AD) Aulus Persius Flaccus Works: • The Satires of A. Persius Flaccus (Latin) • The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius (English) Born December 4 34 AD Volterra (Italia) Died November 24 62 AD Roma (Italia) Occupation Poet Writer
(c.55 AD-c.127 AD) Decimus Junius Juvenalis Works: • The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia and Lucilius (English) Born c.55 Aquino (Italia) Died c.127 Roma (Italia) Occupation Poet Writer
(c.4 BC-65 AD) Works: • Apocolocyntosis (English) • Minor Dialogues, and the Dialogue on Clemency (English) • Morals of a Happy Life, Benefits, Anger and Clemency (English) • Octavia (English) • Octavia Praetexta (Latin) • On Benefits (English) • The…
(1732–1799) Works: • L’autre Tartuffe, ou La mère coupable (French) • Le barbier de Séville (French) • La Folle Journée ou le Mariage de Figaro (French) • Sevillan parturi eli Turha varovaisuus (Finnish) Beaumarchais in Film: Beaumarchais, l’insolent 1996 Director: Édouard…
(1808–1879) Honoré-Victorin Daumier The artist’s works: Le Cauchemar published 1832 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Souvenirs 1840 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Pygmalion 1841–1843 Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati Nayades de la Seine 1847 Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Saltimbanques errantes 1847–1850 National Gallery of Art, Washington…