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Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.

Although Buehr enjoyed considerable recognition during his lifetime—as an exhibiting painter, prizewinner, and influential teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago—his r...

Having become Queen of Scots only days after her birth, she was sent to France, where she was educated to become Queen of France, following her marriage to Francis II. After her husb...

The fact that Dionysus survived the death of his mother was interpreted as a triumph over death, being already worshiped as a mysterious divinity in Eleusis, along with Demeter and P...

He diaries of this time give a fascinating insight into the early life the group and especially the troubled relationship between Rossetti and Lizzie Siddal and her tragic death. Bo...

He left Paris in 1888 and from 1889 had a studio in Carcassonne, where he formed numerous friendships. Two years after the death of his wife, whom he had married in Cailhau in 1891, ...

She remained active in Old Lyme until her death in 1956, and her work was celebrated in the Florence Griswold Museum’s 1996 retrospective, Color, Light & Atmosphere: The Art of Charl...

To sum up a bit about so many historical facts;  Inhabitants like the painter John Linnell, Charles Dickens after him (in 1837, just during the production of "Pickwick", Dickens was ...

The painting depicts the episode from Genesis (21, 9-21) in which the servant Hagar, together woth her little son Ishmael by Abraham, is driven away by the latter to satisfy the requ...

First published in 1855 by Harper & Brothers in New York, it explores the Netherlands' struggle for independence during the 16th century. The Life and Death of John of Barneveld...

Before joining the Vincennes porcelain manufactory around 1748 and continuing at Sèvres until his death in 1774, Duplessis had established himself in Italy as a sculptor, designer, g...

These volumes are limited editions de luxe or 'Memorial Editions' issued shortly after the author’s death, being number one hundred and fifty eight of one thousand and seventy five c...

They were frequently deposited as votive offerings in sanctuaries, dedicated to deities in fulfilment of prayers or acts of devotion, while others accompanied the dead in funerary co...

While directing the advertising department of the Tietz department store in 1916-1917, he produced the portfolio of lithographs, Totentanz (Danse Macabre - Dance of Death). Beginning...

While directing the advertising department of the Tietz department store in 1916-1917, he produced the portfolio of lithographs, Totentanz (Danse Macabre - Dance of Death). Beginning...

Later Years and Legacy Hudson continued to paint until his death in 1900. Today, his works are preserved in esteemed collections, including the Hull Maritime Museum and the Ferens A...

Although Antonio Marcello decided in 1591 to join the Capuchins, an order dedicated solely to a strict monastic life, immediately after his brother's election to the papal throne he ...

His factory set out to place itself in a lineage — to reproduce Delft models to the highest possible standard, master their spirit, and sign them with the marks of the Delft masters ...

He was officially rewarded with the highest rank of the Légion d'Honneur two years before his death, with the inauguration of the Triumph of the Republic, in 1899.

Very little in life is worse than the death of a beloved child. And yet, until recently, it happened very often.

Narrative: The passage recounts the "martyrdom" and suffering related to the fall of the city, mentioning how Vespasian traveled to Jerusalem to fulfill a vow after the death of Chri...

This office he held from 1877 to 1882, when he was elected to the presidential chair of the Royal Scottish Academy, vacant through the death of Sir Daniel Macnee. He was knighted at ...

He exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon until his death in 1910, gaining an international following through prominent dealers including Knoedler in New York and Arthur Tooth & Sons...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...

While in this first phase the typology of Christ was that of the Christus Triumphans, with the aspect triumphant over death, from the middle of the 13th century, with the preaching o...

It was therefore associated with moments of transition such as birth, death, and resurrection, and was thus linked to liminal deities such as Hermes, Demeter, Persephone, and Asclepi...

The scene depicted is that in which, on the point of death, Clorinda asks Tancred for baptism, which he recognizes as he administers it to her with water he has drawn from the founta...

His pieces were then reworked by engraving, at the wheel for the most precious, hydrofluoric acid for the most common, his engravers-decorators thus giving a cameo decor on a lined o...

He studied at the Cignaroli Academy in Verona under Angelo Dall’Oca Bianca before moving to Milan in 1901, where he developed most of his artistic career and remained until his death...

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

He held his role until 1917, when he stepped down and appointed Wilhelm Kåge the position. After Ekberg's death, a street was named in his honor. Josef Ekbergs Gränd (Josef Ekberg's...

He stayed at the top of his profession until his death, aged 60, in 1830.

Combining continental sophistication with extraordinary technical skill, he rapidly attracted aristocratic patronage and, following the death of Sir Peter Lely, became the principal ...

He became president of the Société des Artistes Indépendants, as successor to his friend Signac after his death in 1935. He renounced his presidency at the beginning of the German oc...

Throughout their marriage she became Bellows's closest collaborator, organizing exhibitions, preserving his work, and later publishing the first catalogue raisonné of his lithographs...

Wynn lived into his nineties, mainly residing in London, but died without issue in 1719. On his death the Wynn baronetcy became extinct and the ancient House of Aberffraw (which clai...

Born at Dartford in Kent, it was not until the age of twenty-one that Dorothea Sharp seriously took up painting. The death of an uncle, who left her one hundred pounds, enabled her t...

He died in 1916 in the Vosges Mountains. His death thus occurred at a time when European art had already undergone fundamental changes.

Trotter had showrooms at Princes Street, Edinburgh from 1810 until his death in 1833.

Jacque left Barbizon in 1854, and continued to paint in the environs around Paris until his death at the age of 81.

Led by Émile Gallé (until his death in 1904), then by Victor Prouvé, its members came together in particular to ensure a high level of quality in the decorative arts.

Reth died in Paris in 1966, and that same year a retrospective exhibition was held in Chicago honoring his contribution to modern art. Since his death, important exhibitions have bee...

Conrad Sörgel von Sorgenthal (1735 Nuremberg - 1805 Vienna) From 1784 until his death he headed the Viennese porcelain manufactory, which under his leadership enjoyed great economic ...

On his return from Rome he became a member of the academy, but he had previously contributed to the exhibitions of 1746 and following years, and he continued to exhibit, with rare ex...

Possibly ordered by her uncle, noted Scottish electrical engineer, astronomer, explorer, author, and inventor Professor George Forbes (5 April 1849 – 22 October 1936), for his Pitloc...

Its circular coils suggest cycles of birth, death, and regeneration. Klinger frequently used serpentine imagery in his early graphic work, most famously in Eve and the Future, Opus I...

He stayed at the top of his profession until his death, aged 60, in 1830.