Tag: Versailles

Madame de Pompadour

(1721–1764) Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson Marquise de Pompadour Duchesse de Menars Madame de Pompadour in Art: Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806) Psyché montrant à ses soeurs les présents de l’amour 1753 National Gallery, London     Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Madam Pompadour 1915 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago  …

La route de Versailles, Louveciennes (1869)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La route de Versailles, Louveciennes (Route to Versailles, Louveciennes) 1869 Oil on canvas, 38.4 x 46.3 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Compare: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La route de Versailles, Louveciennes, matin gel 1871 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas     See…

La route de Versailles, Louveciennes, matin gel (1871)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La route de Versailles, Louveciennes, matin gel (The Road to Versailles, Louveciennes, Morning Frost) 1871 Oil on canvas, 32.7 x 46 cm Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Compare: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La route de Versailles, Louveciennes 1869 Walters…

Ambroise Vollard

(1866–1939) Ambroise Vollard in Art: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Portrait d’Ambroise Vollard 1899 Petit Palais, Paris     Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Homme assis 1905–1906 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Derain, André (1880-1954) Paysage aux environs de Chatou 1904–1905 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Derain,…

Stéphane Audran

(1932–2018) Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville Filmography as Actress: La femme infidèle 1969 Director: Claude Chabrol Starring: Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet     Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie 1972 Director: Luis Buñuel Starring: Fernando Rey, Stéphane Audran     La cage aux folles III: ‘Elles’ se…

Camille Claudel (1988)

Director: Bruno Nuytten Producer: Bernard Artigues, Isabelle Adjani, Christian Fechner Screenplay: Bruno Nuytten Based on: Camille: The Life of Camille Claudel, Rodin’s Muse and Mistress by Reine-Marie Paris Genre: Biography | Drama | Historical Music: Gabriel Yared, Claude Debussy Country: France Language: French Studio:…

Versailles (1900-1905)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Versailles 1900–1905 Oil on canvas, 52.1 x 63.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Renouncing the informal approach of Impressionist painters during his later career, Renoir returned to more traditionally inspired motifs. This autumn landscape shows…

Louis XVIII (France)

(1755–1824) Louis Stanislas Xavier Louis le Désiré King of France (1814–1824) Louis XVIII in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer     See also: • French Monarchs Born November 17 1755 Château de Versailles, Versailles (France) Died September 16 1824…

Jean de La Bruyère

(1645–1696) Works: • Les Caractères (French) ◊ The Characters (English) Quotes: • Jean de La Bruyère: Quotations Born August 16 1645 Paris (France) Died May 11 1696 Versailles (France) Occupation Philosopher Writer

Versailles (France)

Versailles in Art: Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La route de Versailles, Louveciennes 1869 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore     Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) La route de Versailles, Louveciennes, matin gel 1871 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas     Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Versailles 1900–1905 Metropolitan…