|
The Portrait Of A Lady (other)
''The Portrait of a Lady'' is a novel by Henry James. The Portrait of a Lady may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Portrait of a Lady'' (TV series), a 1968 British television series * '' Fascination: Portrait of a Lady'', a 1977 Japanese pornographic film * ''The Portrait of a Lady'' (film), a 1996 film adaptation of James's novel by Jane Campion * ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'', a 2019 French historical romantic drama film by Celine Sciamma Visual arts * ''Portrait of a Lady'' (van der Weyden), a c. 1460 painting by Rogier van der Weyden * ''Portrait of a Lady Known as Smeralda Brandini'', a c. 1475 painting by Sandro Botticelli * Portrait of a Lady (Titian), several works by Titian * ''Portrait of a Lady'' (Moroni), a c. 1556-1560 painting by Giovanni Battista Moroni * a 1515 painting by Bernardino Luini * a 16th century painting by Pier Francesco Foschi * an 18th century painting by Maria Verelst * a 1912 painting by Giovanni Boldini * ''Portrait of a Lady'' (Kli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Portrait Of A Lady
''The Portrait of a Lady'' is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' and ''Macmillan's Magazine'' in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular novels and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. ''The Portrait of a Lady'' is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who, "affronting her destiny," finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. Like many of James's novels, it is set in Europe, mostly England and Italy. Generally regarded as the masterpiece of James's early period, this novel reflects James's continuing interest in the differences between the New World and the Old, often to the detriment of the former. It also treats in a profound way the themes of personal freedom, responsibility, and betrayal. Plot summary Isabel Archer, from Albany, New York, is invited by her mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier Francesco Foschi
Pier Francesco Foschi (1502–1567) was an Italian painter active in Florence in a Mannerism, Mannerist style. He was pupil of Andrea del Sarto and assisted Pontormo with his frescoes at Villa Medici at Careggi, Careggi in 1536. He completed 3 altarpieces, commissioned in 1540–1545 for the church of Santo Spirito di Firenze, Santo Spirito in Florence: an ''Immaculate Conception'', ''Resurrection'', and a ''Transfiguration''. Foschi was also influenced by Il Bronzino. One of his pupils was Alessandro Fei (painter), Alessandro Fei. Also called ''Pier Francesco di Jacopo Foschi'' or ''Toschi''. He was the son of Jacopo Sandro Foschi, known for his ''Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John''. (Utah Museum of Fine Arts). ''Utah Museum of Fine Arts'', Collection details, May 16, 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write ''Train to Pakistan'' in 1956 (made into Train to Pakistan (film), film in 1998), which became his most well-known novel. Born in Punjab, Khushwant Singh was educated in Modern School (New Delhi), Modern School, New Delhi, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, St. Stephen's College, and graduated from Government College University, Lahore, Government College, Lahore. He studied at King's College London and was awarded an LL.B. from University of London. He was called to the bar at the London Inner Temple. After working as a lawyer in Lahore High Court for eight years, he joined the Indian Foreign Service upon the Independence of India, Independence of India from British Empire in 1947. He was appointed journalist in the All India Radio in 1951, and then moved to the Department of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of A Lady (novel)
''Portrait of a Lady'' is a 1936 historical novel by the British writer Eleanor Smith. In the Victorian era a married woman is attracted by a young gypsy The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ..., but eventually manages to resist him.Vinson p.634 References Bibliography * Vinson, James. ''Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers''. Macmillan, 1982. 1936 British novels Novels by Lady Eleanor Smith British romance novels British historical novels Novels set in the 19th century Hutchinson (publisher) books {{1930s-hist-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of A Lady (poem)
"Portrait of a Lady" is a poem by American-British poet T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), first published in September 1915 in '' Others: A Magazine of the New Verse. '' It was published again in March 1916 in ''Others: An Anthology of the New Verse,'' in February 1917 (without the epigraph) in ''The New Poetry: An Anthology,'' and finally in his 1917 collection of poems, ''Prufrock and Other Observations.'' The poem's title is widely seen to be derived from the novel of the same name by Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ....Eliot, it can be noted, was not the only 20th-century poet to borrow James's title. William Carlos Williams also wrote a poem titled "Portrait of a Lady," while Ezra Pound wrote a poem he called "Portrait d'une Femme." The poem's epigraph is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of A Lady (Klimt)
''Portrait of a Lady'' is an oil on canvas painting by Gustav Klimt, painted between 1916 and 1917. The painting measures . It depicts a portrait of a female figure, composed in an unusually lively expressionistic style. It was acquired by the Galleria Ricci-Oddi in Piacenza in 1925. In 1996, X-ray analysis revealed that the portrait was an overpainted version of Klimt's lost work ''Portrait of a Young Lady'' (in hat and with scarf), which disappeared in 1917. The original portrait showed a woman with whom Klimt is believed to have had a love affair, but after she died suddenly, he painted over the work. The painting was believed stolen on 22 February 1997, shortly before a special exhibition was planned at the gallery, during the renovation of the building. The frame was found discarded on the roof next to a skylight, which was, however, too small for the painting to have been removed through. In April 1997, the Italian police authorities discovered a high-quality forgery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Boldini
Giovanni Boldini (31 December 1842 – 11 January 1931) was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to a 1933 article in ''Time'' magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting. Early life Boldini was born in Ferrara, Italy on 31 December 1842. He was the son of a painter of religious subjects, and the younger brother of architect Luigi (Louis) Boldini. In 1862, he went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli, who were Italian precursors to Impressionism. Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to nature, although it is for his portraits that he became best known. Career Moving to London, Boldini attained success as a portraitist. He completed portraits of distinguished members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Verelst
Maria Verelst (1680–1744) was an 18th-century English painter. Biography Verelst was born in Vienna, but moved with her family to London at the age of three. Her father was the Dutch painter Harman Verelst, who taught her and her brothers Simon and Cornelis how to paint.Maria Verelst in the She is known for miniatures and portraits as well as becoming a language teacher. She spoke many different languages such as Dutch and Latin. According to the Dutch artist biographer Jacob Campo Weyerman, she overheard some Dutch men in a London theatre speaking about artists in their native language and she corrected them. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardino Luini
Bernardino Luini (c. 1480/82 – June 1532) was a north Italian painter from Leonardo's circle during the High Renaissance. Both Luini and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio were said to have worked with Leonardo directly; he was described as having taken "as much from Leonardo as his native roots enabled him to comprehend". Consequently, many of his works were attributed to Leonardo. He was known especially for his graceful female figures with elongated eyes, called Luinesque by Vladimir Nabokov. Biography Luini was born as Bernardino de Scapis in Runo, a ''frazione'' of Dumenza, near Lake Maggiore. Details of his life are scant. In 1500 he moved to Milan with his father. According to Lomazzo, he trained under Giovan Stefano Scotto, although for others he was a pupil of Ambrogio Bergognone. In 1504-1507 he was probably in Treviso, as attested by a ''Madonna with Child'' signed ''Bernardinus Mediolanensis faciebat'' which is however of disputed attribution. His first fresco works a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Portrait Of A Lady (TV Series)
''The Portrait of a Lady'' is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One during 1968. An adaptation of the novel ''The Portrait of a Lady'' by Henry James, it starred Suzanne Neve and Richard Chamberlain. The cast also included Edward Fox, Sarah Brackett, Beatrix Lehmann, Kathleen Byron, Rachel Gurney and James Maxwell. Originally broadcast in black and white before BBC One could transmit colour television, the series survived the BBC's archival purge in full colour and is available on DVD. Cast *Richard Chamberlain as Ralph Touchett *Suzanne Neve as Isabel Archer *Sarah Brackett as Henrietta Stackpole *Beatrix Lehmann as Mrs. Lydia Touchett *Rachel Gurney as Madame Merle * James Maxwell as Gilbert Osmond *Kathleen Byron as Countess Gemini *Ed Bishop as Caspar Goodwood * Edward Fox as Lord Warburton *Sharon Gurney as Pansy * Angus MacKay as Mr. Bantling *Alan Gifford as Mr. Daniel Touchett *Susan Tebbs as Constance *Felicity Gibson as Mildred *Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of A Lady (Moroni)
''Portrait of a Lady'', also known as ''The Lady in Red'' (Italian: ''Dama in Rosso'') is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from ''c.'' 1556–1560. It is believed to depict Countess Lucia Albani Avogadro, a 16th-century Italian poet. It is held in the National Gallery, in London. History Lucia Albani Avogadro was a poet born in Bergamo in 1530, the wife of Faustino Avogadro, a nobleman from Brescia, of whom she was widowed in 1564. She was known for her beauty, intelligence and wisdom. Her husband is believed to have died of a fall from a balcony, leaving her a widow some years before her own death, in 1568, of tuberculosis. Moroni frequented the Albani Avogadro family during his years in Brescia; in fact, the painting can be dated from 1555 to 1560, certainly after the death of Moretto da Brescia, the artist's master, but he also frequented the Albanis in Bergamo. Description The painting depicts Lucia Albani Avogadro, sitting sideways on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of A Lady (Titian)
Several works by or after Titian have been entitled ''Portrait of a Lady'', including: * ''La Schiavona ''La Schiavona'' ('the woman from Dalmatia'), also known as ''Portrait of a Lady'', is a 1510–1512 portrait by Titian of an unknown woman. Identity of the sitter The painting was being referred to as ''La Schiavona'' before the beginning ...'', 1510–1512 * ''Portrait of a Lady'' (Titian, Chicago), * '' Woman Holding an Apple'', * '' Portrait of a Lady in White'', {{set index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
