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Séduction (1872)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Séduction (Seduction, The Proposal) 1872 Oil on canvas, 163.5 x 111.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The motif of a young man at a window, wooing a woman at her spinning wheel, and the vaguely…
Barbara Bel Geddes
(1922–2005) Filmography as Actress: Vertigo 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak Born October 31 1922 New York, NY (USA) Died August 8 2005 Northeast Harbor, ME (USA) Cause of death Cancer (lung) Occupation Actress Awards Emmy…
Le lever (1871)
Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) Le lever (Young Mother Gazing at Her Child) 1871 Oil on canvas, 142.2 x 102.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This doting mother in picturesque dress and her angelic offspring are two of many such…
Vertigo (1958)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock Producer: Alfred Hitchcock Screenplay: Alec Coppel, Samuel Taylor Based on: D’entre les morts by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac Genre: Film noir | Mystery | Romantic | Thriller Music: Bernard Herrmann Country: United States Language: English Studio:…
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Erasmus of Rotterdam (c.1532)
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Erasmus of Rotterdam c.1532 Oil on linden panel, 17.6 x 14 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the most celebrated portraitists of the sixteenth century. At an…
Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery (1532-1535)
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery 1532–1535 Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden, diameter 9.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Holbein painted this small roundel about 1532–35, after his…
Edward VI as a Child (probably 1538)
Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 Oil on panel, 56.8 x 44 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Inscription: PARVVLE PATRISSA, PATRIÆ VIRTVTIS ET HÆRES / ESTO, NIHIL MAIVS MAXIMVS ORBIS HABET. / GNATVM…
Thelma Ritter
(1902–1969) Filmography as Actress: All About Eve 1950 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter Rear Window 1954 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelly Born February 14 1902 Brooklyn, New York, NY (USA) Died February 4…