Tag: Shakespeare

Ophelia (1889)

Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917) Ophelia 1889 Oil on canvas, 97.79 x 158.12 cm Private collection See also: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Director: Franco Zeffirelli Producer: John Brabourne, Anthony Havelock-Allan Screenplay: Franco Brusati, Masolino D’Amico, Franco Zeffirelli Based on: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Genre: Romantic, Drama Music: Nino Rota Country: United Kingdom, Italia Language: English Studio: Paramount Pictures Release date:…

Édouard Manet

(1832–1883) The artist’s works: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s No date Manet in Art: Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) L’Atelier de la rue Condamine 1870 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870) Manet et son chevalet 1868–1870 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Bracquemond,…

Eugène Delacroix

(1798–1863) Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix   The artist’s works: La Mise au tombeau d’après Titien 1820 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon Un cheval attelé à un poteau c.1820 National Gallery of Art, Washington Dante et Virgile aux enfers 1822 Musée du Louvre, Paris Jeune orpheline au…

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

(1796–1875) The artist’s works: Corot à son chevalet 1825 Musée du Louvre, Paris La Trinité-des-Monts c.1825–1828 Musée du Louvre, Paris Aqueduc c.1826–1828 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Aqueduc dans la campagne romaine 1826 Private collection Le Velino, la Sortie du Lac de…

William Shakespeare: Quotations

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s…

Henry VIII (England)

(1491–1547) King of England (1509–1547) Lord of Ireland (1509–1542) King of Ireland (1542–1547) Henry VIII in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613) • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Henry VIII in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Henry VIII of England c.1537…

William Shakespeare

(1564–1616) Works: • A Lover’s Complaint (1609) • A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-1596) • All’s Well That Ends Well (1604-1605) • Antony and Cleopatra (1606) • As You Like It (1599-1600) • Cardenio (lost) • Coriolanus (1608) • Cymbeline (1610) • Hamlet (1599-1601) • Henry IV, Part 1 (1596-1597) • Henry IV, Part…

Auguste Rodin

(1840–1917) François-Auguste-René Rodin The artist’s works: Buste de jeune fille 1868 National Gallery of Art, Washington L’Âge d’airain 1875–1876 Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen L’Âge d’airain modeled 1876, cast c.1906 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Jardinière des Titans c.1877 Petit Palais, Paris Adam 1880–1881 Metropolitan Museum…

Elizabeth I (England)

(1533–1603) Queen of England (1558–1603) Queen of Ireland (1558–1603) Elizabeth I in Film: Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson     Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester     Elizabeth 1998…