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Juliana Westray
Juliana Westray (1778–1838) was an American stage actress.Dunlap, William, A history of the American theatre' Juliana Westray was born in England. She was the sister of the actor Ellen Westray, and married the theatre manager William Burke Wood. She was engaged at the Haymarket Theatre, Boston in 1797, in the Old American Company at the Park Theatre in New York in 1798–1803, at the Chestnut Street Theatre (1809–1820), the Walnut Street Theatre (1820–1826) and the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc .... She was described as one of the more well known stage actors of her time and was, in her time, one of the star attractions of her generation of the Philadelphia stage. References 1778 births 1838 deaths 18th-cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history.Gombrich, p. 420. Unlike most Dutch masters of the 17th century, Rembrandt's works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, biblical and mythological themes and animal studies. His contributions to art came in a period of great wealth and cultural achievement that historians call the Dutch Golden Age, when Dutch art (especially Dutch painting), whilst antithetical to the Baroque style that dominated Europe, was prolific and innovative. This era gave rise to important new genres. Like many artists of the Dutch Golden Age, such as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
