Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le torero mort (The Dead Toreador) probably 1864 Oil on canvas, 75.9 x 153.3 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington From a low perspective, we look at a man wearing black and white, lying on the ground…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Huîtres (Oysters) 1862 Oil on canvas, 39.2 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden…
Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Vieux Musicien (The Old Musician) 1862 Oil on canvas, 187.4 x 248.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington In a review of the 1846 Salon, poet and critic Charles Baudelaire urged artists to depict “the heroism…
(1906–1967) Emil Anton Bundesmann Filmography as Director: El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren Born June 30 1906 San Diego, CA (USA) Died April 29 1967 Berlin (Germany) Cause of death Heart failure Occupation Actor…
Director: Anthony Mann Producer: Samuel Bronston Screenplay: Philip Yordan, Fredric M. Frank, Ben Barzman Genre: Epic | Drama | Historical | Romantic Music: Miklós Rózsa Country: Italia | USA Language: English Release date: 1961 Running time: 184 minutes Charlton Heston…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Une ferme en Bretagne (A Farm in Brittany) c.1894 Oil on canvas, 72.4 x 90.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York From early in his career Gauguin was attracted to the relatively remote and unspoiled terrain…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Trois femmes tahitiennes (Three Tahitian Women) 1896 Oil on canvas, 24.4 x 43.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This panel once carried a note by the artist: “To the unknown collector of my works, Greetings—…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Deux femmes tahitiennes (Two Tahitian Women) 1899 Oil on canvas, 94 x 72.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The canvases that Gauguin sent back to France from the South Seas reflect the license he exercised…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Deux femmes (Two Women) 1901 or 1902 Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gauguin based this formidable composition on a photograph of two women seated side by side on the…