(1755–1831) née Sarah Kemble Sarah Siddons in Art: Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) Mrs Siddons 1785 National Gallery, London Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents 1786 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Born July 5 1755 Brecon (Wales) Died June 8 1831 London (England) Occupation…
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Samson and Delilah c.1609–1610 Oil on wood, 185 × 205 cm National Gallery, London Peter Paul Rubens’s Samson and Delilah portrays a tragedy of love and betrayal. According to the Old Testament, Samson, a Jewish hero blessed…
Reynolds, Joshua (1723-1792) David Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy 1760–1761 Oil on canvas, 148 x 183 cm Private Collection See also: • Garrick, David (1717-1779)
Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) Les Tragiques grecs (The Greek Tragedians) 1866 Oil on canvas, 37 × 44 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Angers This painting is a study for The Apotheosis of Homer. Compare: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) L’apothéose d’Homère 1827 Musée…
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973) La Tragédie (The Tragedy) 1903 Oil on wood, 105.3 x 69 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Painted entirely in shades of blue, this vertical scene shows a woman, an elderly man, and a young child standing close…
Director: Michael Cacoyannis Producer: Michael Cacoyannis Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis Based on: The Trojan Women by Euripides Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Mikis Theodorakis Country: USA | UK | Greece Language: English Studio: Josef Shaftel Productions Release date: 1971 Running time: 105 minutes…
Director: Michael Cacoyannis Producer: Michael Cacoyannis Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis Based on: Electra by Euripides Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Mikis Theodorakis Country: Greece Language: Greek Studio: Finos Film | United Artists Release date: 1962 Running time: 110 minutes Irene Papas (1926-2022) as…
Ιφιγένεια Director: Michael Cacoyannis Producer: Michael Cacoyannis Screenplay: Michael Cacoyannis Based on: Ιφιγένεια εν Αυλίδι by Euripides Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Mikis Theodorakis Country: Greece Language: Greek Studio: Greek Film Center Release date: 1977 Running time: 127 minutes Irene Papas…
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Producer: Franco Rossellini Screenplay: Pier Paolo Pasolini Based on: Medea by Euripides Genre: Drama | Epic | Fantasy | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Elsa Morante Country: Italia | France | West Germany Language: Italian Studio: Euro International Films…
Oedipus Rex Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Producer: Alfredo Bini Screenplay: Pier Paolo Pasolini Based on: Oedipus Rex by Sophocles Genre: Drama | Mythology | Tragedy Music: Pier Paolo Pasolini Country: Italia Language: Italian Studio: Arco Film Release date: 1967 Running…