langs: 25 декабря [ru] / december 25 [en] / 25. dezember [de] / 25 décembre [fr] / 25 dicembre [it] / 25 de diciembre [es]
days: december 22 / december 23 / december 24 / december 25 / december 26 / december 27 / december 28
Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconnier (July 5, 1881 – December 25, 1946) was a French Cubist painter born in Hesdin . Le Fauconnier was seen as one of the leading figures among the Montparnasse Cubists. At the 1911 Salon des Indépendants Le Fauconnier and colleagues Jean Metzinger , Albert Gleizes , Fe
Clifford Hall , ROI,NS, (24 January 1904 – 25 December 1973) [1] was a British painter of street scenes and bohemian life. One of his more recognizable post-war phases was that of people covered to various degrees by a towel or blanket. Some have their faces turned from the viewer or hidden. [2] [3]
#3 Tracey Emin
Tracey Karima Emin , CBE , RA ( / ˈ ɛ m ɪ n / ; born 3 July 1963) [2] [3] is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing , painting , sculpture , film , photography , neon text and sewn appliqué . [4] Once the "
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (March 9, 1894 – July 3, 1933) was a German painter and sculptor in a constructivist style. He was also politically active as a communist making significant contributions, both graphic and theoretical to Die Aktion . Selbstbildnis (Self-portrait) by Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, 1928,
Israel Tsvaygenbaum ( Russian: Исраил Иосифович Цвайгенбаум ; Hebrew : ישראל צווייגנבאום ; born February 1, 1961), is a Russian-American artist of Jewish descent. A number of his works are in the Museum of Imitative Arts, [1] [2] Derbent . Russian-American painter Israel Iosifovich Tsvaygenbaum Born
Christian Lattier (1925–1978) was an Ivorian sculptor born in Grand Lahou , Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Christian Lattier Born December 25, 1925 Grand Lahou , Côte d'Ivoire Died 23 April 1978 (1978-04-23) (aged 52) Abidjan , Côte d'Ivoire Nationality Ivorian Education Écoles des Beaux-Arts, Saint
George Bouverie Goddard (25 December 1832 in Salisbury – 6 March 1886 in Hammersmith , London ), was a British sporting and animal painter and illustrator. English painter "Lions attacking buffalo" The Illustrated London News "The Struggle for Existence" From age ten, the drawings of this youthful g
#8 Joseph Gandy
Joseph Michael Gandy ARA (1771 – 1843) was an English artist, visionary architect and architectural theorist, most noted for his imaginative paintings depicting Sir John Soane 's architectural designs. He worked extensively with Soane both as draughtsman and creative partner from 1798 until 1809 whe
Horatio Stone (December 25, 1808 – August 25, 1875), was an American sculptor, physician, and writer. He is best remembered for his three statues in the U.S. Capitol. 19th century American sculptor, physician, and writer Horatio Stone (1845) by Charles Loring Elliott
#10 Julien Binford
Julien Binford (December 25, 1908 – September 12, 1997) [1] was an American painter . He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in France . Settling in Powhatan County, Virginia , he was known for his paintings of the rural population of his neighborhood as well as for his murals. During W
Montserrat Gudiol (Montserrat Gudiol i Corominas; 9 June 1933 – 25 December 2015) was a Catalonian painter. [1] Montserrat Gudiol Born Montserrat Gudiol i Corominas 9 June 1933 Barcelona , Spain Died 25 December 2015 ( 2015-12-26 ) (aged 82) Barcelona, Spain Nationality Spain Other names Monts
#12 Kate Ericson
Kate Witte Ericson (1955–1995) was an American artist whose work dealt with sociocultural issues, and it often manifested as public art. [1] Artist Kate Witte Ericson Born December 25, 1955 Manhattan, New York City Died October 29, 1995 Milanville, Pennsylvania Nationality American Education BFA, Ka
#13 Lionel Royer
Lionel-Noël Royer (December 25, 1852 – 30 June 1926) was a French painter. He was most famous for painting large scenes of the life of Joan of Arc in the Basilica of Bois-Chenu in Domrémy . French painter This article needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2010 ) Lionel-Noël Royer (
#14 Mary Shepard
Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox née Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) [1] was an English illustrator of children's books . She is best known for the Mary Poppins stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988): "Mary Shepard: Putting Mary Poppins in the picture", The Times of London titled an o
Maria Adriana Willeboordse (December 25, 1902 – August 18, 1989) was a Dutch artist. Dutch artist Marie Willeboordse Born ( 1902-12-25 ) 25 December 1902 Rotterdam, Netherlands Died 18 August 1989 (1989-08-18) (aged 86) Leidschendam, Netherlands Nationality Dutch Education Academie voor Beeldende
Raffaello Sernesi (December 25, 1838 – August 9, 1866) was an Italian painter and medallist associated with the Macchiaioli group. Abetelle pistoiesi , c. 1860, oil on wood, 23.9 x 37.4 cm La punta del Romito veduta da Castiglioncello , 1864, oil on canvas Italian painter (1838–1866) Raffaello Ser
#17 Robert Janz
Robert Janz (December 25, 1932 - October 26, 2021), Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a New York-based visual artist whose work often dealt with ephemeral phenomena. [1] [2] His work has been described as having a "nomadic aspect". [3] American visual artist (1932–2021) Robert Janz Jan Berdyszak (left)
#18 George Fullard
George Fullard ARA (15 September 1923 – 25 December 1973) was an English sculptor. [1] English sculptor Born in Sheffield on 15 September 1923 Fullard served with the 17th/21st Lancers during World War II and was severely wounded at the Battle of Cassino . He studied at the Sheffield College of Arts
Frederick Dielman (25 December 1847 – 15 August 1935) was a German-American portrait and figure painter. American painter This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2018 ) Frederick Dielman Born 25 December 1847 Hanover Died 15 August 1935 (aged 87) Ridgefield Alm
#20 Kenneth Kilstrom
Harold Kenneth Russel Kilstrom (December 25, 1922 - May 11, 1995) was an American painter and printmaker , associated in the 1940s -1970s, with Abstract Expressionism. He was primarily known as Kenneth Kilstrom . He was an apprentice of Isamu Noguchi and a member of Stanley Hayter 's Atelier 17 . [1
#1 Admont Abbey
Admont Abbey ( German : Stift Admont ) is a Benedictine monastery located on the Enns River [1] [2] in the town of Admont , Austria. The oldest remaining monastery in Styria , Admont Abbey contains the largest monastic library in the world [2] [3] as well as a long-established scientific collection.
#2 Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art ( DIC川村記念美術館 , DIC Kawamura Kinen Bijutsukan ) (often shortened to Kawamura Memorial Museum ) is an art museum in Sakura , Japan, designed by Ichiro Ebihara ( 海老原一郎 , Ebihara Ichiro ) . The museum opened in 1990 and its collection now contains more than 1000 w
The National Gallery of Art , and its attached Sculpture Garden , is a national art museum in Washington, D.C. , United States, located on the National Mall , between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 f
#4 Ossolineum
The Ossolineum or the National Ossoliński Institute ( Polish : Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich , ZNiO ) is a Polish cultural foundation , publishing house , archival institute and a research centre of national significance founded in 1817. Located in the city of Wrocław since 1947, it is the second
#5 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires)
The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes ("National Museum of Fine Arts") is an Argentine art museum in Buenos Aires , located in the Recoleta section of the city. The Museum inaugurated a branch in Neuquén in 2004. The museum hosts works by Goya, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Rodin, Manet and Chagall among other
Zbarazh Castle ( Ukrainian : Збаразький замок , Polish : Zamek w Zbarażu ) is a fortified defense stronghold in Zbarazh , built during the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . It dominates the crests of the Zamkova Hills of Ternopil Oblast in Western Ukraine next to the city's central plaza
The National Gallery Singapore , often known exonymously as the National Gallery , is a public institution and national museum dedicated to art and culture located in the Civic District of Singapore . It oversees the world's largest public collection of Singaporean and regional art of the Eastern wo
The Academy of San Carlos ( Spanish : Academia de San Carlos ) is located at 22 Academia Street in just northeast of the main plaza of Mexico City . It was the first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas . It was founded in 1781 as the School of Engraving and moved to the Academ
Portrait of Wally is a 1912 oil painting by Austrian painter Egon Schiele of Walburga "Wally" Neuzil , a woman whom he met in 1911 when he was 21 and she was 17. She became his lover and model for several years, depicted in a number of Schiele's most striking paintings. The painting was obtained by
#2 Ecce homo
Ecce homo ( / ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ / , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈettʃe ˈomo] , Classical Latin : [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː] ; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John , when he presents a scourged Jesus , bound and crowned with thorns , to
#3 Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (or in the temple ) is an early episode in the life of Jesus Christ , describing his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem , that is celebrated by many churches 40 days after Christmas on Candlemas , or the "Feast of the Presentation of Jesus". The episode i
The Sassetti Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sassetti ) is a chapel in the basilica of Santa Trinita in Florence , Italy . It is especially notable for its frescoes of the Stories of St. Francis , considered Domenico Ghirlandaio 's masterwork. Overview of the Chapel
#5 Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)
Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze . 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze This article is about the Emanuel Leutze painting. For the actual event, see George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River . For oth
Guessing Svetlana is a painting by the Russian artist Karl Bryullov , painted in 1836, based on the ballad of Vasily Zhukovsky "Svetlana". This is the only painting by the artist created on the theme of Russian national life. The painting was painted in oil on canvas measuring 94 × 81 cm. It is st
#7 Stories of Moses and the Evangelists
The Stories of Moses and the Evangelists are a series of oil on panel paintings by Domenico Beccafumi , dating to circa 1538 - 1539 and hanging in Pisa Cathedral . They form part of a decorative scheme of 27 panels, only completed at the end of the 17th century, also including works by Andrea del Sa
Lucifer is a painting completed in 1890 by the German artist Franz Stuck , one of the founders of the Munich Secession . The painting belongs to Stuck's "dark monumental" period, presenting an image of "man-demon". [1] The canvas size is 161 x 152.5 cm. [2] Painting by Franz Stuck Lucifer Artist F
#9 The Passage of the Delaware
The Passage of the Delaware is a large, Neoclassical 1819 oil-on-canvas painting by Thomas Sully . [1] With attention to historical accuracy, the painting depicts George Washington on horseback observing the troops of the American Revolutionary Army in the process of crossing the Delaware River prio
Richard Graul (24 June 1862 – 25 December 1944) was a German art historian and museum curator . German art historian and museum curator
George Besson (25 December 1882 – 19 June 1971) was a French art critic, and the founder and director of Cahiers d'Aujourd'hui . His wife Adèle was the subject of Pierre-Auguste Renoir 's Portrait of Adèle Besson . See also: Besson (disambiguation) This article does not cite any sources . ( March 20
Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein ; December 25, 1870 [2] – April 1, 1965) was a Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world'
Anatoliy Mefodіyovich Shevchuk (25 December 1954 – 31 March 2011) is a historian of Ukrainian fine art, writer, and translator. Ukrainian art historian This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template me
Lionel de Fonseka or Fonseka-Varnasuriya (born 27 October 1889 [1] ) was a Sinhalese writer and art critic, best known for On the Truth of Decorative Art (1912). This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find lin
Joseph Alfred Xavier Michiels (December 25, 1813 - October 28, 1892) was a French historian and writer on art and literature . French historian and writer
John Trevor Hayes CBE FRSA (21 January 1929 – 25 December 2005) was a British art historian and museum director . He was an authority on the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough . British art historian and museum director John Hayes
Guillaume Gallozzi (11 February 1958, in Aix-en-Provence – 25 December 1995, in Paris ) was a French art dealer associated with graffiti art. He lived and worked in New York and rose to prominence in the 1980s and '90s through his promotion of graffiti pioneers and, later, of British art . [1] He ha
Oliver Samuel Tonks (December 26, 1874 – December 25, 1953) was an American art historian , educator , and curator . Tonks was Professor of Art History Emeritus at Vassar College . American art historian This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2
#10 Léonce Rosenberg
Léonce Rosenberg (12 September 1879 in Paris – 31 July 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was an art collector, writer, publisher, and one of the most influential French art dealers of the 20th century. His greatest impact was as a supporter and promoter of the cubists, especially during World War I and in
#11 Kapila Vatsyayan
Kapila Vatsyayan (25 December 1928 – 16 September 2020) was a leading scholar of Indian classical dance , art , architecture , and art history. She served as a member of parliament and bureaucrat in India, and also served as the founding director of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts . I
#12 Jan Białostocki
Jan Białostocki (born August 14, 1921 in Saratov , Russia ; died December 25, 1988 in Warsaw ) was one of the most famous [1] Polish art historians of the 20th century. Jan Białostocki 1988 This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2015 )
#13 Harry Bakwin
Harry Bakwin (November 19, 1894 – December 25, 1973) was a New York pediatrician , and also a Professor of Pediatrics at New York University . [1] American pediatrician Harry Bakwin Born November 19, 1894 Died December 25, 1973 (age 79) Nationality American Alma mater Columbia University College o
#14 Karl Voll
Karl Voll (18 July 1867 in Würzburg - December 25, 1917 in Munich [1] ) was German art historian specialising in Dutch renaissance and baroque art. [2] German art historian
#15 Anders Bugge
Anders Bugge (1 May 1889 – 25 December 1955) was a Norwegian theologist and art historian .
#16 Karl von Lützow
Karl von Lützow (25 December 1832 – 22 April 1897) was a German art historian and critic . German art historian and critic (1832–1897) Karl von Lützow Born 25 December 1832 Göttingen , Germany Died 22 April 1897 Occupation German art historian and critic
Raymond Escholier , real name Raymond-Antoine-Marie-Emmanuel Escolier , (25 December 1882 – 19 September 1971) was a French journalist, novelist and art critic. He was curator of the Maison de Victor Hugo and of the Petit Palais . Raymond Escholier Raymond Escholier in 1923 Born Raymond-Antoine-Mari
Naomi Jackson Groves , OC , (1910 – December 25, 2001) was a Canadian painter, art historian and linguist. An expert on German expressionist artist Ernst Barlach , she translated a number of his works in addition to releasing a series of books about her uncle, painter A. Y. Jackson , and translation
#19 Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara ( French: [tʁistɑ̃ dzaʁa] ; Romanian: [trisˈtan ˈt͡sara] ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock , also known as S. Samyro ; 28 April [ O.S. 16 April ] 1896 [1] – 25 December 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist . Also active as a journalis
#20 Wendy Beckett
Wendy Mary Beckett [1] (25 February 1930 – 26 December 2018), better known as Sister Wendy , was a British religious sister and art historian [2] who became well known internationally during the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC television documentaries on the history of art . [3] Her program
The Golden Warrior Monument (also known as the Golden Man Statue , Statue of the Golden Warrior and Independence Monument ) stands on Republic Square in the former capital of Kazakhstan , Almaty . The monument celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan, the identity of its people, and the role of the
#2 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
#3 Samuel Sloan (railroad executive)
Samuel Sloan (December 25, 1817 – September 22, 1907) [1] was an American politician, businessman and executive. He is most known for his tenure as the president of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W) for 32 years. For other people named Samuel Sloan, see Samuel Sloan (disambiguation)
The Jewel of Vicenza ( Italian : Gioiello di Vicenza ) was a silver model [1] of the city of Vicenza made as an ex-voto in the 16th century and attributed to the architect Andrea Palladio . [2] [3] The Jewel was stolen by the Napoleonic army during the Italian Campaign in the French Revolutionary Wa
#5 Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a public art installation created in the moat of the Tower of London , England, between July and November 2014. It commemorated the centenary of the outbreak of World War I and consisted of 888,246 ceramic red poppies , each intended to represent one British or
Leonardo's Horse (also known as the Sforza Horse or the Gran Cavallo ("Great Horse") ) is a project for a bronze sculpture that was commissioned from Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro , but never completed. It was intended to be the largest equestrian statue in the worl
The Trenton Battle Monument is a massive column -type structure in the Battle Monument section of Trenton , Mercer County , New Jersey , United States. It commemorates the December 26, 1776, Battle of Trenton , a pivotal victory for the Continental forces during the American Revolutionary War . Unit
#8 Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1913. The natural gas flame in a one-ton bronze urn is atop a tower on a stone pedestri
The Newkirk Viaduct Monument (also, Newkirk Monument ) is a 15-foot white marble obelisk in the West Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . Installed in 1839, it is inscribed with the names of 51 railroad builders and executives, among other information. Sculpture by Thomas Ustick
#10 List of works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith
In late 2020, the appearance of a series of metal columns was reported internationally. Referred to as "monoliths", these sheet metal structures began to be constructed in the wake of the discovery of the Utah monolith , a 3 m (9.8 ft) -tall pillar made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular
The Equestrian Monument , more commonly known under its German original name Reiterdenkmal and the name Südwester Reiter ( Rider of South West ), was a monument in Windhoek , the capital of Namibia . It was inaugurated on 27 January 1912, the birthday of German emperor Wilhelm II . The monument hono
#12 Enclave: The Ottawa Women's Monument
Enclave: The Ottawa Women's Monument is a public monument that honours the lives of local women and girls murdered by men between 1990 and 2000. It is located in Minto Park , off of Elgin Street , in Ottawa , Ontario, Canada . It was built in 1992 by the Women's Urgent Action Committee in reaction t
#13 Statue of Charlie Chaplin, London
The statue of Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square , London , is a work of 1979 by the sculptor John Doubleday . It portrays the actor, comedian and filmmaker in his best-known role, as The Tramp . Outdoor bronze sculpture in London, England Statue of Charlie Chaplin Year 1981 Location United Kingdom
#14 Civil War Memorial (Savannah, Georgia)
The Civil War Memorial in Savannah, Georgia , is a monument honoring soldiers who died during the American Civil War . Located in Forsyth Park , it consists of a 48 foot (15 m) tall shaft topped with a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier. Two bronze busts commemorating notable Confederate army