Tag: Shakespeare

Roméo et Juliette (1905)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) 1905 Marble, 71 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Romeo and Juliet (1595)

Ophelia (1851-1852)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Ophelia 1851–1852 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 111.8 cm Tate Britain, London The scene depicted is from Shakespeare‘s Hamlet, Act IV, Scene vii. See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | Siddal, Elizabeth (1829-1862)

Algernon Charles Swinburne

(1837–1909) Works: • A Century of Roundels (English) • A Channel Passage and Other Poems (English) • A Dark Month (English) • A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems (English) • A Study of Shakespeare (English) • Astrophel and Other Poems…

Ophélie parmi les fleurs (c.1905-1908)

Redon, Odilon (1840-1916) Ophélie parmi les fleurs (Ophelia among the Flowers) c.1905–1908 Pastel on paper, 64 × 91 cm National Gallery, London Odilon Redon (1840–1916) frequently made reference to both classic and contemporary literature in his work, and the subject of…

Young Man holding a Skull (1626-1628)

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas) 1626–1628 Oil on canvas, 92.2 × 80.8 cm National Gallery, London A life-size figure stands before us, holding a skull in one hand and gesticulating with the other. Shown close up, the…

Desdemona’s Death-Song (1878-1880)

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882) Desdemona’s Death-Song 1878–1880 Black chalk over traces of red chalk on two joined sheets of blue-green paper, 127 x 101.6 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

La nuit

Ernst, Max (1891-1976) La nuit (The Night) s.d. Oil on canvas, 61 × 46 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford The Night (Act 2, Scene 4: Balcony Scene) from “Romeo and Juliet“. See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Odilon Redon

(1840–1916) Bertrand Redon The artist’s works: Village au bord de la mer en Bretagne c.1880 National Gallery of Art, Washington Village breton c.1890 National Gallery of Art, Washington Sita c.1893 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Femme voilée c.1895–1900 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Profile de femme…

Macbeth, paysage (1858-1859)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Macbeth, paysage (Macbeth, Landscape) 1858–1859 Oil on canvas, 111 x 135.7 cm Wallace Collection, London See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Friedrich Schiller

(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) •…