Tag: UK

Henry Fielding

(1707–1754) Works: • A Journey from This World to the Next (1749) • Amelia (1751) • An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews (1741) • Joseph Andrews, Vol. I (1742) • Joseph Andrews, Vol. II (1742) • The History of the Life of the Late…

Le tre età dell’uomo (1512-1514)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Le tre età dell’uomo (The Three Ages of Man) 1512–1514 Oil on canvas, 90 x 150.7 cm Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh This early work depicts the three stages of life: infancy, adulthood and old age. Cupid clambers over the sleeping…

Edward VI (England)

(1537–1553) King of England (1547–1553) King of Ireland (1547–1553) Edward VI in Literature: • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Edward VI in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 National Gallery of Art,…

Ragazzo che monda un frutto (c.1592-1593)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ragazzo che monda un frutto (Boy peeling a fruit) c.1592–1593 Oil on canvas, 63 x 53 cm Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace, London Caravaggio was probably the most influential painter of the early seventeenth century. This may be his…

Steyning (England)

Births: • Cornforth, Fanny (1835-1909) Deaths: • Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989) See also: • Cities | England | UK

Mortlake Terrace (London)

Limes House and Forecourt Piers The Limes, previously referred to as Mortlake Terrace Built: c.1720 Address: 123 Mortlake High Street, London SW14, England, United Kingdom Mortlake Terrace in Art: Turner, Joseph (1775-1851) Mortlake Terrace: Early Summer Morning 1826 The Frick…

Wallace Collection (London)

Established: 1897 Address: Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN Website: https://www.wallacecollection.org/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See…

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Glasgow)

Established: 1901 Location: Argyle Street, Glasgow G3 8AG, Scotland Website: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/kelvingrove-art-gallery-and-museum Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also: •…