Géricault, Théodore (1791-1824) Lions dans un paysage montagneux (Lions in a Mountainous Landscape) c.1818–1820 Oil on wood, 48.3 x 59.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This vigorous painting of six lions in a remote, spectrally illuminated lair—possibly intended to…
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) Christ Giving His Blessing 1478 Oil on oak panel, 36.5 x 26.7 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
(1822–1890) Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann Works: • Mycenæ: a narrative of researches and discoveries at Mycenæ and Tiryns (English) • Troy and Its Remains (English) Born January 6 1822 Neubukow (Germany) Died December 26 1890 Napoli (Italia) Wife (1852–1869) Ekaterina…
Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681) Portrait of a Lady c.1635–1645 Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 43.8 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
(1881–1945) Béla Viktor János Bartók Works: • Blubeard’s Castle (1918) • Concerto for orchestra (1943) • Dance suite (1923) • Music for strings, percussion and celesta (1937) • Piano Concerto No. 3 (1946) • String Quartet No.6 (1941) • Violin…
Nadar (1820-1910) Émile Zola 1876–1884 Woodburytype, 23.4 x 17.78 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles See also: • Zola, Émile (1840-1902)
Nadar (1820-1910) Victor Hugo sur son lit de mort (Victor Hugo on His Deathbed) 1885 Woodburytype, 18.7 × 24.4 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles When the poet, playwright, and novelist Victor Hugo died in 1885, Nadar went to his deathbed to make…
Nadar (1820-1910) Jacques Offenbach negative 1875–1879; print 1890–1900 Gelatin silver print, 14.5 × 10.5 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles See also: • Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880)
Nadar (1820-1910) Alexandre Dumas fils 1875–1885 Albumen silver print, 37.5 × 27.9 cm Getty Center, Los Angeles See also: • Dumas, Alexandre (1824-1895)
