langs: 7 августа [ru] / august 7 [en] / 7. august [de] / 7 août [fr] / 7 agosto [it] / 7 de agosto [es]
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Pompeo Marchesi ( Italian pronunciation: [pomˈpɛːo marˈkeːzi; -eːsi ] ; 7 August 1783, in Saltrio , near Milan – 6 February 1858, in Milan) was a Lombard sculptor of the neoclassical school. Italian sculptor Monument to Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor , Hofburg Palace (Vienna, 1846) Monument to Ces
#2 Jo Baer
Josephine Gail Baer (born August 7, 1929) is an American painter associated with minimalist art. [2] She began exhibiting her work at the Fischbach Gallery , New York, and other venues for contemporary art in the mid-1960s. [3] In the mid-1970s, she turned away from non-objective painting. Since the
The death of Vincent van Gogh , the Dutch post-Impressionist painter, occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room at the Auberge Ravoux in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise in northern France. Two days earlier, Van Gogh was shot by either himself or by accidental murder. Occurred in the
#4 Zvonko Čoh
Zvonko Čoh (born 7 August 1956) is a Slovene painter , illustrator , and animator , best known as the co-author (together with Milan Erič ) of the first Slovene animated feature length film (i.e. the 1998 Socialization of a Bull ). He has illustrated over thirty books for children and teenagers and
Johann Nepomuk della Croce ( German: [ˈjoːhan ˈneːpomʊk] ; [ needs surname IPA ] 7 August 1736 – 4 March 1819) was an Austrian painter, known in Italy as Giovanni Nepomuceno della Croce ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni nepomuˈtʃɛːno della ˈkroːtʃe] ). He was active in both Germany and Trentino in a late- Bar
Ronald Gordon Giovanelli , DSc , FAA [1] ( /dʒoʊvɑ’nɛli/ ; 30 April 1915 — 27 January 1984) was an Australian solar researcher, astronomer and physicist , [2] who contributed to the fields of astrophysics , solar physics , radiative transfer , and astronomical optics. [3] His career spanned more tha
Jacobus Linthorst (1745 – 7 August 1815) was a painter from the Northern Netherlands . Still life with fruit, 1808 Dutch painter Jacobus Linthorst Born 1745 Amsterdam Died 7 August 1815 Amsterdam Nationality Netherlands Linthorst was born in Amsterdam where he is known for fruit and flower arrangeme
Elizabeth Sawyer Norton (1887–1985) was an American artist, known for her bronze sculptures, paintings, and printmaking. The subject of her work often featured animals, landscapes and/or portraits. She lived in Palo Alto, California , from 1919 until her death in 1985. [1] American artist (1887–1985
Robert Winthrop Chanler (February 22, 1872 – October 24, 1930) was an American artist and member of the Astor and Dudley–Winthrop families. [1] A designer and muralist , Chanler received much of his art training in France at the École des Beaux-Arts , and there his most famous work, titled Giraffes
#10 Raúl Sendic
Raúl Sendic Antonaccio (16 March 1926 – 28 April 1989) was a Uruguayan Marxist lawyer, trade unionist and founder of the Tupamaros National Liberation Movement (MLN-T). Raúl Sendic Born Raúl Sendic Antonaccio ( 1926-03-16 ) 16 March 1926 Died 28 April 1989 (1989-04-28) (aged 63) This article needs
#11 Sanubar Tursun
Sanubar Tursun ( Uighur : سەنۇبەر تۇرسۇن ; born 1971) is a Uyghur female singer-songwriter, famous dutar player and researcher for Uyghur Muqams . Tursun released her first album in 2000. For over a decade her voice filled town bazaars and rang out from local taxis and long-distance buses across the
Josef Pierre Nuyttens (also known as Pierre Nuyttens ; August 7, 1885 – January 9, 1960) was a Belgian-American artist. He was born in Antwerp, Belgium . [3] His most notable works were his illustrations for four books by L. Frank Baum as well as many portraits of notable people. Currently his art i
#13 Auguste Étienne François Mayer
Auguste Étienne François Mayer ( Brest , 1805 - Brest, 1890) was a French painter. French painter The French corvette La Recherche close to Bear Island, Svalbard, August 7, 1838 He was specialised in naval motives. He participated on several Arctic expeditions, thus reflected in his collection of ar
#14 Sarah Purser
Sarah Henrietta Purser RHA (22 March 1848 – 7 August 1943) was an Irish artist mainly noted for her work with stained glass . [1] Irish artist Sarah Purser Portrait by John Butler Yeats , c. 1880–1885 Born Sarah Henrietta Purser 22 March 1848 Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire ), County Dublin , Ireland D
#15 Marie Tuck
Marie Anne Tuck (5 September 1866 – 3 September 1947), was an artist and art educator in South Australia. Marie Tuck Self-portrait Born Marie Anne Tuck ( 1866-09-05 ) 5 September 1866 Mount Torrens, South Australia Died 3 September 1947 (1947-09-03) (aged 80) Glen Osmond, South Australia Nationali
#16 Ramkishan Adig
Ramkishan Adig (born 7 August 1967) is an Indian artist and a practitioner of The Social-Realism style in painting. Born of a small village in Rajasthan ( India ), he studied art at Rajasthan school of Art, Jaipur . He joined the Progressive Writers Association and Peoples' Theater Association as an
#17 Frances Baldwin
Frances Sanborn Baldwin (1907–1999) [3] was an American painter and a descendant of a pioneer California family. Frances Baldwin Born Frances Sanborn Baldwin [1] October 18, 1907 [2] San Francisco, California , U.S. [3] Died August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07) (aged 91) [3] San Francisco, California, U.S.
#18 Noizi Ito
Noizi Ito ( いとうのいぢ , Itō Noiji , born August 9, 1977) is a Japanese light novel and video game artist. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization fo
Jonkvrouwe (Lady) Cornélie Caroline "Cox" van Asch van Wijck (17 October 1900 – 18 September 1932) was a Dutch artist and sculptor. Dutch sculptor Cornélie Caroline van Asch van Wijck Born 17 October 1900 Arnhem , Netherlands Died 18 September 1932 (1932-09-18) (aged 31) Kasteel Soelen , Zoelen ,
#20 Sophie Pemberton
Sophia Theresa "Sophie" Pemberton or Sophie Pemberton Deane-Drummond (13 February 1869 - 31 October 1959) was a Canadian painter [1] considered to be British Columbia's first professional woman artist. [2] Despite the social limitations placed on female artists at the time, she made a noteworthy con
The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m²) art museum in Tacoma, Washington dedicated to the medium of glass . [2] Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movement through nurturing artists, impl
Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury , Australia . Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the former gallery building, the neighbouring burrows house
#3 National Science and Media Museum
The National Science and Media Museum (formerly The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television , 1983–2006 [2] [3] and then the National Media Museum , 2006–2017 [4] [5] ), located in Bradford , West Yorkshire , is part of the national Science Museum Group in the UK . The museum has seven flo
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
Pinacotheca was a gallery in Melbourne , Australia. Established in 1967 by Bruce Pollard, it was ideologically committed to the avant-garde and represented a new generation of artists interested in post-object, conceptual [1] and other non-traditional art forms. [2] Art gallery located in Melbourne,
St Edmundsbury Cathedral (formally entitled the Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund ) [1] is the cathedral for the Church of England 's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich . It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Originating in the 1
#7 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
The Bangladesh National Museum ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর ), is the national museum of Bangladesh. [2] The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art,
The Grohmann Museum , at the Milwaukee School of Engineering , houses an art collection dedicated to the evolution of human work. The museum opened on October 27, 2007 and is located at 1000 N. Broadway, Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. [ citation needed ] It is next to the German-English Acad
The Jagdschloss Grunewald , a hunting lodge, is the oldest preserved castle of Berlin , Germany. It is on the south waterfront of the Grunewaldsee and is part of the locality Dahlem in the borough Steglitz-Zehlendorf . Hunting lodge and art museum Jagdschloss Grunewald Jagdschloss Grunewald Jagdschl
#11 Julio Romero de Torres Museum
The Julio Romero de Torres Museum is a museum located in the city of Córdoba , Spain, which is notable for containing the largest collection of the famous Cordoban painter Julio Romero de Torres . It is located in the building of the old Hospital of la Caridad , which also houses the Museum of Fine
#12 Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
The Gallery of Modern Art ( GOMA ) is an art museum located within the Queensland Cultural Centre in the South Bank precinct of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. The gallery is part of QAGOMA . Art museum in Queensland, Australia Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) Main entrance to GOMA. Established Decem
#13 Mariánská Týnice
Mariánská Týnice is a former pilgrimage site in Kralovice in the Czech Republic . It is a complex of a monastery with the Baroque Church of the Annunciation and the Cistercian provost office built by Jan Santini Aichel in the 18th century. Today the monastery houses the Museum and Gallery of the Nor
The Passing of Shah Jahan is a Miniature painting, painted by the Indian artist Abanindranath Tagore in 1902. The painting depicts a scene in which the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan stares upon the Taj Mahal on his deathbed, with his daughter Jahanara Begum at his feet. Initially involved with the
#2 Alma Mater (Illinois sculpture)
The Alma Mater , a bronze statue by sculptor Lorado Taft , is a beloved symbol of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign . The 10,000-pound statue depicts a mother-figure wearing academic robes and flanked by two attendant figures representing "Learning" and "Labor", after the University's mott
The Virgin of the Rocks ( Italian : Vergine delle rocce ), sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks , is the name of two paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci , of the same subject, with a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally
Harry Peckham (1740 [2] – 10 January 1787) was a King's Counsel , [3] judge and sportsman who toured Europe and wrote a series of letters which are still being published over 200 years later. Peckham was a member of the committee that drew up early laws of cricket [4] including the first inclusion o
#5 List of paintings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
This is an incomplete list of paintings by the French neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). Although he considered himself a classicist in the tradition of Nicolas Poussin and Jacques-Louis David and had a longstanding rivalry with Eugène Delacroix , some of his later works
#6 Nasturtiums (E. Phillips Fox)
Nasturtiums is an oil painting by the Australian Impressionist painter Emanuel Phillips Fox painted in 1912 during a period of great creativity for the artist in which he produced some of his finest works. [1] It shows a woman, Edith Susan Gerard Anderson , wearing a printed mauve dress, black hat a
Takka Takka is a 1962 pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein in his comic book style of using Ben-Day dots and a story panel. This work is held in the collection of the Museum Ludwig . [1] The title comes from the onomatopoeic graphics that depict the sound that comes from a machine gun . [2] Painting
Maya with Doll ( Maya à la poupée ) is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso . Created in 1938, the New York Times described it as "a colorful Cubist portrait of Picasso’s daughter ( Maya Widmaier-Picasso ) as a child clutching a doll." Painting by Pablo Picasso
#9 Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision
Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision is one of the paintings that was made as a part of the Stuckism art movement, [1] [2] and is recognized as a "signature piece" for the movement, [3] It was painted by the Stuckism co-founder Charles Thomson in 2000, and has been exhibited in a numbe
#10 Bailey Fountain
Bailey Fountain is an outdoor sculpture in New York City at the site of three 19th century fountains in Grand Army Plaza , Brooklyn , New York , United States . Renovated in 1956 [2] and 2005-06, [3] the 1932 fountain was funded by philanthropist Frank Bailey as a memorial to his wife. [4] After 197
#11 Crucifixion of Saint Peter (Caravaggio)
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter (Italian: Crocifissione di san Pietro ) is a work by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio , painted in 1601 for the Cerasi Chapel of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome . Across the chapel is a second Caravaggio work depicting the Conversion of Saint Paul on the Road to Damasc
Fountain for Company H , also known as Second Oregon Company Volunteers , [1] [2] is a 1914 fountain and war memorial designed by John H. Beaver, installed in Portland, Oregon 's Plaza Blocks , in the United States. Dedicated to the men of Company H of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment kill
Jacqueline is an oil painting by Pablo Picasso , created in 1961. The New York Times described it as "a black, gray and white Cubist oil of Jacqueline Roque , Picasso’s second wife." Painting by Pablo Picasso On February 28, 2007, the painting was one of two stolen from the home of Picasso's grandda
Madhusudan Narhar Deshpande (11 November 1920 – 7 August 2008), was an Indian archaeologist, art historian and conservator who served as Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1972 to 1978. [1] [2] [3]
#2 Judy Egerton
Judith Emilie Egerton [1] (7 August 1928 – 21 March 2012) was an Australian-born British art historian and curator. She specialised in eighteenth-century British art and, particularly, the work of George Stubbs . British art historian and curator
#3 Enno Patalas
Enno Patalas (15 October 1929, Quakenbrück – 7 August 2018, Munich ) was a German film historian , collector, and expert [1] film preservationist . A former head of the Munich Film Museum (1973–1994), [2] [3] his restorations include films such as Metropolis , [1] M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder a
Jean-Jacques Dwelshauvers , who went by the name of Jacques Mesnil (9 July 1872, Brussels – 14 November 1940, Montmaur-en-Diois ) was a journalist , art critic , art historian and anarchist . Belgian journalist and art critic (1872–1940) An early, altered photograph of Mesnil (date unknown)
Christine Y. Kim is an American curator of contemporary art. She is currently the Britton Family Curator-at-Large at Tate . Prior to this post, Kim held the position of Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Before her appointment at LACMA in 2009, she was Associate Cu
#6 André Jolles
Johannes Andreas Jolles , known as André Jolles (August 7, 1874 in Den Helder , Netherlands – February 22, 1946 in Leipzig , Germany) was a Dutch-German art historian , literary critic and linguist who was affiliated with the Nazi Party . [ citation needed ] He is best known for his work Simple Form
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
Erwin von Busse also known as Granand or Erwin von Busse-Granand (12 January 1885 – 10 April 1939) was a German writer, artist, theater director, art historian and critic. His 1920 collection of short stories devoted to erotic male relationships was banned; it was republished in German in 1993 and i
Jacob Baart de la Faille (1 June 1886, Leeuwarden – 7 August 1959, Heemstede ) compiled the first catalogue raisonné of the work of Vincent van Gogh , published in 1928. The catalogue was revised and republished by an editorial committee in 1970, and this version is considered to be the definitive c
#10 Jeff Kelley
Jeff Kelley is an art critic, author, and curator. A practicing art critic since 1977, his reviews and essays about artists including Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei have appeared in publications including Artforum , Art in America , and the Los Angeles Times . [1] [2] American art critic, autho
#11 Ernst Pfuhl
Ernst Pfuhl (17 November 1876, Charlottenburg – 7 August 1940, Basel ) was a German-Swiss classical archaeologist and art historian . He was the son of sculptor Johannes Pfuhl (1846-1914) and a son-in-law to art dealer Athanasios Rhousopoulos (1823-1898).
#12 Albert Patin de La Fizelière
Albert de La Fizelière ( in full Albert-André Patin de La Fizelière ; pen-name Ludovic de Marsay , see box to the right ) (b. 7 August 1819 in Marly ; d. 11 February 1878 in Paris) was a French littérateur , writer on electoral and constitutional law, art critic, and historian, known for his friends
Luis Pérez-Oramas ( August 7 , 1960 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan/American poet, [1] art historian and curator. He is the author of nine poetry books, seven recollections of essays, as well as numerous art exhibition catalogues. He has contributed as Op Ed author to national newspapers in Venezuela (
#14 Paul Overy
Paul Vivian Overy (14 February 1940 – 7 August 2008) was a British art historian and critic who was an authority on De Stijl . [1] [2] [3] [4] British art historian and critic
#15 Paul Westheim
Paul Westheim (7 August 1886 in Eschwege, Germany – 21 December 1963 in Berlin, Germany) was a German art historian and publisher of the magazine Das Kunstblatt . The fate of Westheim's art collection, which was sold after his death by Charlotte Weidler , has been the subject of major art restitutio
#16 Mary Beckinsale
Mary Beckinsale was an English art historian and President Emeritus of Studio Arts College International (SACI). English art historian (died 2019) Mary Beckinsale. 2011
Guillaume Apollinaire [lower-alpha 1] ( French: [ɡijom apɔlinɛʁ] ; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet , playwright, short story writer , novelist, and art critic of Polish-Belarusian descent. French poet and writer For other uses, see Apollinaire (disambiguation) . Guillaume Apoll
The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall (4.4 in) Venus figurine estimated to have been made around 25,000-30,000 years ago. [1] [2] It was found on August 7, 1908, by a workman named Johann Veran [3] or Josef Veram [4] during excavations conducted by archaeologists Josef Szombathy , Hug
#2 Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch , [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible building . Some sources consider it the tallest human-ma
#3 Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Carnegie Science Center but
#4 Equestrian statue of David McMurtrie Gregg
Major General David McMurtrie Gregg is a monumental statue located in Reading, Pennsylvania , United States. The monument was designed by Henry Augustus Lukeman and consists of an equestrian statue depicting David McMurtrie Gregg , a military officer who had served in the Union Army during the Ameri
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobblestone-sized memorials placed around Europe by the German artist Gunter Demnig . They commemorate the victims of Nazi Germany who were murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolpersteine in Milan , the capital of the Italian regio
#6 Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian -born British artist Anish Kapoor , that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois . The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill , between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune
#7 Venus figurines of Balzi Rossi
The Venus figurines of Balzi Rossi (also: Venus figurines of Grimaldi , Venus figurines from the Balzi-Rossi-Caves ) from the caves near Grimaldi di Ventimiglia (Italy) are thirteen Paleolithic sculptures of the female body . Additionally, two small depictions of the human head were discovered at th
Fordham War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the village of Fordham in Cambridgeshire in eastern England. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens with sculpture by Sir George Frampton and closely resembles Hove War Memorial in East Sussex, which was also a collaboration between Lutye
Bavaria is the name given to a monumental, bronze sand-cast 19th-century statue in Munich , southern Germany. It is a female personification of the Bavarian homeland, and by extension its strength and glory. Statue in Munich This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2021
#10 The Russian-Bashkir Friendship Monument
The Russian-Bashkir Friendship Monument ( Bashkir : Урыҫ һәм башҡорт халыҡтар Дуҫлығы Монументы, Uryss ha’m bashqort halyqtar Dusslyg’y Monumenty ) is a monument in the city of Ufa , dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the accession of Bashkortostan in Russia , [1] located on a hill above the Bela
#11 Bronze Horseman
The Bronze Horseman ( Russian: Медный всадник , literally " copper horseman") is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great in the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg , Russia . It was opened to the public on 7 (18) August 1782 . Commissioned by Catherine the Great , it was created by the French sculptor
Our Lady of the Pillar ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora del Pilar ) is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of the traditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem , supernaturally appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 40 while he was preaching in what is now Spain . T