Tag: Vienna

Hedy Lamarr

(1914–2000) Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Filmography as Actress: Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature   Born November 9 1914 Vienna (Austria) Died January 19 2000 Casselberry, FL (USA) Boyfriend Billy Wilder (1906-2002) Occupation…

Pauline von Metternich

(1836–1921) Princess Pauline Clementine Marie Walburga von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein née Countess Pauline Clémentine Marie Walburga Sándor von Szlavnicza Pauline von Metternich in Art: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) La princesse Pauline de Metternich c.1865 National Gallery, London     Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898)…

Maria von Trapp

(1905–1987) Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp, née Kutschera Maria von Trapp in Film: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born January 26 1905 Vienna (Austria) Died March 28 1987 Morrisville, VT (USA) Cause of death Heart…

Max Steiner

(1888–1971) Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner Works: • Casablanca (1942) • Gone with the Wind (1939) • Little Women (1933) Filmography as Composer: Little Women 1933 Director: George Cukor Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett     Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring:…

L’Acqua (1566)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) L’Acqua (Water) 1566 Oil on alder wood, 66.5 x 50.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscription on the back side: AQUA Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be found in the KHM. They can be interpreted in…

Il Fuoco (1566)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Il Fuoco (Fire) 1566 Oil on limewood panel, 66.5 x 51 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: Joesphus Arcimboldus Mlnensis. F. On the back side: IGNIS 1566 Two paintings from the “Four Elements” series can be…

Inverno (1563)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Inverno (Winter) 1563 Oil on limewood, 66.6 x 50.5 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at lower right: GIVSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO. F. On the back side: 1563 HIEMS Arcimboldo had been imperial court painter in Vienna and Prague since 1562. As well…

Estate (1563)

Arcimboldo, Giuseppe (1526-1593) Estate (Summer) 1563 Oil on limewood, 67 x 50.8 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed on the collar and shoulders: GIVSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO. F. 1563 On the back side: 1563 AESTAS Arcimboldo had been imperial court painter in Vienna and…

The Goldsmith Jan de Leeuw (1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Goldsmith Jan de Leeuw 1436 Oil on oak, 24.6 x 19.2 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: on the original frame the inscription: IAN DE (image of a lion) OP SANT ORSELEN DACH/DAT CLAER EERST MET OGHEN SACH.…

The Art of Painting (c.1666-1668)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Art of Painting (De Schilderkunst) c.1666–1668 Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: Marked on the lower border strip of the map: I Ver-Meer Inscribed on the top border of the map: NOVA…