Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Storia di Lucrezia (The Story of Lucretia) c.1500 Tempera and oil on panel, 83.8 x 176.8 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston According to legend, Lucretia’s brutal rape and tragic suicide precipitated the foundation of the Roman Republic. Botticelli…
(c.1459–1502) Lorenzo de’ Lorenzi in Art: Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di Lorenzo de’ Lorenzi c.1492 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia See also: • Firenze (Italia) | Professors
(1832–1905) Antonin Proust in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’homme 1855 National Gallery, Prague Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Portrait d’Antonin Proust c.1877 Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Antonin Proust 1880 Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo …
(1926–1962) Norma Jeane Mortenson Filmography as Actress: All About Eve 1950 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 Director: Howard Hawks Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe The Prince and the Showgirl 1957 Director: Laurence Olivier Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence…
(1906–1972) George Henry Sanders Filmography as Actor: Rebecca 1940 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature All About Eve 1950 Director: Joseph L.…
(1903–1955) Owena Elizabeth Wolcott Filmography as Actress: Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Born June 16 1903 Portland, OR (USA) Died February 11 1955 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Suicide (barbiturate overdose)…
(1914–1959) George Keefer Brewer Filmography as Actor: Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature Born January 5 1914 Woolstock, IA…
Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569) The Suicide of Saul 1562 Oil on oak panel, 34.7 × 55.6 × 0.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at the lower left edge of the picture between two pieces of rock: SAVL. XXXI CAPIT.; and:…
(1898–1920) The artist’s works: Autoportrait 1916 Private collection Hébuterne in Art: Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Yeux bleus 1917 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Jeanne Hébuterne 1918 Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Portrait de Jeanne…
(1899–1978) Filmography as Actor: Gaslight 1944 Director: George Cukor Starring: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey…