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1736 In Art
{{Year nav topic5, 1736, art Events from the year 1736 in art. Events * Paintings * Bernard Accama – ''Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange'' * Canaletto – ''View of the Riva degli Schiavoni'' (Sir John Soane's Museum, London) * Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin – ''Woman Scouring Dishes'' * William Hogarth ** ''Christ at the Pool of Bethesda'' (St Bartholomew's Hospital) ** ''Four Times of the Day'' (series) * Clemente Ruta – ''Extasis of St. Peter of Alcantara'' (San Pietro d'Alcantara (Parma)) * Willem Van der Hagen – ''View of Waterford'' Births * February 5 – Joaquín Inza y Ainsa, Spanish Baroque painter (died 1811) * February 6 – Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German sculptor most famous for his collection of busts with extreme facial expressions (died 1783) * February 19 – Simon Charles Miger, French engraver (died 1828) * June 22 – Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, French painter primarily of naval scenes (died 1804) * July 21 – Ulla Adlerfelt, Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Germany
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August 7
Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Constantinople. * 768 – Pope Stephen III is elected to office, and quickly seeks Frankish protection against the Lombard threat, since the Byzantine Empire is no longer able to help. * 936 – Coronation of King Otto I of Germany. * 1461 – The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor. *1479 – Battle of Guinegate: French troops of King Louis XI were defeated by the Burgundians led by Archduke Maximilian of Habsburg. 1601–1900 *1679 – The brigantine ''Le Griffon'', commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America. *1714 &ndash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1765 In Art
Events from the year 1765 in art. Events * June 12 – The death of General John Guise in London activates his 1760 bequest of a large collection of Old Master paintings to his ''alma mater'', Christ Church, Oxford, where they are assembled in 1767 as the foundation of Christ Church Picture Gallery. * September 23 - G. Van Oostrum's collection of paintings is sold at auction in The Hague. '' Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image'' is lot 241. * The Uffizi in Florence is officially opened to the public as an art gallery. * Irish sculptor Christopher Hewetson and American painter Henry Benbridge arrive in Rome, where Hewetson settles. * The Hermitage Museum acquires the art collection of Heinrich von Brühl, including ''Perseus and Andromeda'' by Rubens. Works *Francis Cotes – ''Portrait of Maria Walpole, Countess Waldegrave'' *Nathaniel Dance – William Weddell, The Reverend William Palgrave and Mr Janson in Rome' *Jean-Honoré Fragonard – '' The High Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulla Adlerfelt
Ulrika "Ulla" Sofia Adlerfelt, née ''Sparre af Sundby'' (21 July 1736 – 1 August 1765), was a Swedish artist (painter) and noble. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' (Swedish Art dictionary). Red. Johnny Roosval & Gösta Lilja. Malmö: Allhems Förlag 1952. She was born in Stockholm, the daughter of Count Axel Sparre af Sundby and Augusta Thörnflycht and married to Baron Carl Adlerfelt. She was the student of Gustaf Lundberg. She drew, and painted in oil. She died in Malmö. References * ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon The ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' is a dictionary of Swedish art and artists that was published in five volumes by Allhems Förlag AB from 1952 to 1967. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 21
Events Pre-1600 * 356 BC – The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson. * 230 – Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office. * 285 – Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler. * 365 – The 365 Crete earthquake affected the Greek island of Crete with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), causing a destructive tsunami that affects the coasts of Libya and Egypt, especially Alexandria. Many thousands were killed. * 905 – King Berengar I of Italy and a hired Hungarian army defeats the Frankish forces at Verona. King Louis III is captured and blinded for breaking his oath (see 902). * 1242 – Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of Lusignan. * 1403 – Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1804 In Art
The year 1804 in art involved some significant artistic events and new works. Events *Sculptor Pompeo Marchesi wins a scholarship to study in Rome under Antonio Canova. *Society of Painters in Water Colours, predecessor of the Royal Watercolour Society, founded in London by William Frederick Wells. Works *Johann Friedrich Dryander – ''French troops before Saint-Jean-lès-Sarrebruck'' *Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson – ''Dominique Jean Larrey'' *Francisco Goya – '' Portrait of María Tomasa Palafox, Marquesa of Villafranca'' *Antoine-Jean Gros – ''Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa'' * Thomas Douglas Guest – ''Madonna and Child'' *Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres – ''Bonaparte, First Consul'' *Orest Kiprensky – '' Portrait of Adam Shvabler'' *Thomas Lawrence – '' Portrait of Caroline of Brunswick'' *Stepan Shchukin – Portrait of Andreyan Zakharov (approximate date) *George Stubbs – '' Ambrosio, a bay stallion, the property of Thomas Haworth'' *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste-Louis De Rossel De Cercy
Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy (22 June 1736 – 27 February 1804) was a French Navy officer and painter of the 18th century. He especially painted naval scenes. Biography Cercy was born in Dompierre-sur-Mer in 1736 from an aristocratic family. He joined the French Navy as a Garde-Marine in 1751 in Rochefort. In 1752, he was appointed to French frigate Friponne (1747), ''Friponne''. In 1754, he transferred on the 50-gun French ship Aigle (1750), ''Aigle'', and the year after on the 64-gun French ship Inflexible (1755), ''Inflexible''. In 1756, he served first on the frigate ''Aquilon'', and then on the 80-gun French ship Duc de Bourgogne (1751), ''Duc de Bourgogne'', and the year after on the 64-gun French ship Saint Michel (1741), ''Saint Michel''. From 1759, Cercy served on the frigates ''Aragon'', ''Sardaigne'' and ''Oiseau'', before transferred to the ship French ship Content (1747), ''Content''. In 1765, Cercy was promoted to naval lieutenant, Lieutenant. The year af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 22
Events Pre-1600 * 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. * 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus who surrenders after the battle, ending the Third Macedonian War. * 813 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars led by Krum defeat the Byzantine army near Edirne. Emperor Michael I is forced to abdicate in favor of Leo V the Armenian. * 910 – The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army near the Rednitz River, killing its leader Gebhard, Duke of Lotharingia (Lorraine). * 1527 – Fatahillah expels Portuguese forces from Sunda Kelapa, now regarded as the foundation of Jakarta. *1593 – Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans. 1601–1900 * 1633 – The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1828 In Art
Events in the year 1828 in Art. Events *December 3 – The Musée Fabre opens in the refurbished Hôtel de Massillian in Montpellier, France. *January 1 – ''The Yankee'' magazine is founded by art critic John Neal. Works *Thomas Cole – ''The Garden of Eden'' *John Constable – ''Hampstead Heath, Branch Hill Pond'' *William Etty **''The Dawn of Love'' **'' The World Before the Flood'' *Caspar David Friedrich - '' Ships in Harbour, Evening'' *Sarah Goodridge – '' Beauty Revealed'' *Orest Kiprensky – ''Self-portrait'' *August Kopisch – ''The Crater of Vesuvius with the Eruption of 1828'' *Sir Thomas Lawrence – Portrait of Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey *James Arthur O'Connor **'' The Devil's Glen, Co. Wicklow, with a fisherman'' **''A View on the Liffey'' **'' View on the Shannon, with figures in a rowing boat'' *Rembrandt Peale – ''Self-portrait'' *Joseph Karl Stieler – ''Charlotte von Hagn'' (for ''Schönheitengalerie'' ("Gallery of Beauties") at Nymphenburg Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Charles Miger
Simon-Charles Miger (Nemours, 19 February 1736 – Paris, 28 February 1828) was a French engraver, most notable for the plates he produced for ''La Ménagerie du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' by Lacépède, Saint-Hilaire and Cuvier. Life and work Son of a tanner who sent him to study in Paris, Miger took various jobs including teacher, tutor and secretary before discovering a passion for engraving. He apprenticed to Charles Nicolas Cochin, which employed him as a clerk, and attended the workshop of Johann Georg Wille. He developed into a portraitist, and then fell in love with a woman with whom he courted for four years until his situation finally allow her to marry him. In 1778, Miger was accredited by the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, where he was admitted as a member in 1781. During the French Revolution, he argued alongside Jean-Michel Moreau and Adélaïde Labille-Guiard for the renovation of the statutes that were falling into disrepair. "The law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 19
Events Pre-1600 * 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. * 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. * 1594 – Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592. *1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1601–1900 *1649 – The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. *1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England. *1714 – Great Northern War: Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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