langs: 19 февраля [ru] / february 19 [en] / 19. februar [de] / 19 février [fr] / 19 febbraio [it] / 19 de febrero [es]
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#1 Else Berg
Else Berg (19 February 1877, Ratibor – 19 November 1942, Auschwitz ) was a German-born Dutch painter of Jewish descent; associated with the Bergense School . She was married to the Dutch painter, Mommie Schwarz . She and her husband were both murdered in the Holocaust . Dutch painter (1877–1942) Els
Marsha Cottrell (born 1964) is an American artist. American artist Marsha Cottrell Born ( 1964-02-19 ) 19 February 1964 Philadelphia, PA Nationality American Education Tyler School of Art –BFA; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill –MFA Known for Works on paper, drawing, drawing, prints
#3 Naureen Zaim
Naureen Marie Zaim (born February 19, 1978) is an American model, actor, artist, and boxer . Actress, model, artist, boxer Naureen Zaim Born Naureen Marie Zaim ( 1978-02-19 ) February 19, 1978 (age 44) Nationality American Years active 2005–present Modeling information Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70
#4 Adolphe Yvon
Adolphe Yvon (1817–1893) was a French painter known for his paintings of the Napoleonic Wars . Yvon studied under Paul Delaroche , rose to fame during the Second Empire, then finished his career as a teacher. French painter Photo by Adolphe Yvon from the " Le Monde illustré ". 1859 " Marshall Ney at
#5 Kārlis Zāle
Kārlis Zāle (28 October 1888 – 19 February 1942) was a Latvian sculptor . [1] Kārlis Zāle Born 28 October 1888 Mažeikiai , Russian Empire Died 19 February 1942 (1942-02-19) (aged 53) Inčukalns , Reichskomissariat Ostland Nationality Latvian Known for Sculpture Notable work Freedom Monument Zāle
#6 Joan Brown
Joan Brown (born Joan Vivien Beatty ; February 13, 1938 – October 26, 1990) was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California . She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement . [1] American painter This article is about the American paint
Joaquín Torres García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949) was a Uruguayan - Spanish artist [1] who was born in Montevideo , Uruguay . Torres-García emigrated to Catalunya , Spain as an adolescent, where he began his career as an artist in 1891. For the next three decades, Torres-García embraced the Cat
#8 Gust Graas
Gust (Gustave) Graas (19 December 1924 – 19 February 2020) was a Luxembourgish abstract painter and businessman who played a major role in the development of the Luxembourg-based radio and television group RTL . [1] [2] Luxembourgian abstract painter (1924–2020)
Noel Rockmore (December 15, 1928 – February 19, 1995) was born Noel Montgomery Davis to his mother, Gladys Rockmore Davis , and his father, Floyd Davis , in New York City . [1] Rockmore was an American painter, draughtsman, and sculptor. He claims to have produced more than 15,000 works of art in hi
#10 Sid Barron
Sidney Arnold Barron (June 13, 1917 in Toronto – April 29, 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia ) was a Canadian editorial cartoonist and artist. During his career as a cartoonist, he drew for the Victoria Times , the Toronto Star , Maclean's , and The Albertan . His cartoons were satirical takes on s
#11 Nalini Malani
Nalini Malani (born 19 February 1946) [1] is a contemporary Indian artist widely acknowledged to be among the country's first generation of video artists. [2] She works with several mediums which include theater, videos, installations along with mixed media paintings and drawings. The subjects of he
#12 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
Constantin Brâncuși ( Romanian: [konstanˈtin brɨŋˈkuʃʲ] ( listen ) ; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian sculptor , painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century and a pioneer of modernism , Brâncuși is
#14 Theodore Odza
Theodore "Ted" Odza (1915–1998) was an American artist, curator, and educator, known for his sculptures and abstract paintings. He taught art classes at University of California, Berkeley , and later served as the chair of the art department of Laney College . [1] Additionally he curated multiple na
#15 Diego Mazquiarán
Diego Mazquiarán (February 19, 1895, Sestao , Vizcaya , Spain [1] – May 19, 1940, Lima , Peru [2] ), often called simply Fortuna , was a Spanish matador . [3] Spanish Matador Fortuna Mazquiarán Born Diego Mazquiarán ( 1895-02-19 ) February 19, 1895 [1] Sestao , Vizcaya , Spain [1] Died May 19, 1940
#16 Ronald Bladen
Ronald Bladen (July 13, 1918 – February 3, 1988) was an American painter and sculptor. He is particularly known for his large-scale sculptures. [1] His artistic stance, was influenced by European Constructivism , American Hard-Edge Painting , and sculptors such as Isamu Noguchi and David Smith . [2]
Jan Frans van Bredael or Jan Frans van Bredael the Elder [1] [2] [3] (1 April 1686 – 19 February 1750) was a Flemish painter known for his landscapes, battle scenes and equestrian paintings. A prominent member of the third generation of the van Bredael family of painters of Antwerp, he was a
Nicolaes van Verendael or Nicolaes van Veerendael [1] (1640 in Antwerp – 1691 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp who is mainly known for his flower paintings and vanitas still lifes . He was a frequent collaborator of other Antwerp artists to whose compositions he added the still li
Elisabetta Keller , also known as Elisabeth Keller , (6 July 1891 – 19 February 1969) [1] was a Swiss artist born in Italy and a founder of the Italian Soroptimist Club . [2] This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian . (April 2018) Click [show] for i
Gottlob Alexander Sauerweid ( Russian : Александр Иванович Зауервейд ; 19 February 1783, Kurland - 25 October 1844, Saint Petersburg ) was a Baltic German painter who taught battle painting at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts . This article may be expanded with text translated from the co
#1 MUDAM
The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art ( French : Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean ), abbreviated to Mudam , is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City , in southern Luxembourg . The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen , on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau , in clos
#2 Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts is a major contemporary art museum located in Amman , Jordan . The Official inauguration of the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (JNGFA) was held under the patronage of the late King Hussein and Queen Noor Al Hussein and was Established in 1980 by the Roy
#3 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
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
#5 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds , founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , the house originally occupied the cente
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 Kutch Museum
Kutch Museum is located in Bhuj , Kutch district of Gujarat , India. It is the oldest museum of Gujarat which was founded in 1877. It is located opposite Hamirsar Lake . The museum was earlier known as Fergusson Museum . [1] [2] Local museum, History museum, Art Museum in Gujarat, India Kutch Museum
Museo Mural Diego Rivera is a museum in Mexico City where Diego Rivera 's 1946–47 mural Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central is located. Museo Mural Diego Rivera Diego Rivera's portrait Location Historic center of Mexico City Type Art Director Luis Rius Caso Architect José Luis Benlliu
The Pinacothèque de Paris ( French: [pinakɔtɛk də paʁi] ) was an art gallery in Paris , France , with exhibition space for temporary exhibitions of artworks. [1] It was owned and run by Modigliani enthusiast Marc Restellini . [2] It closed in 15 February 2016 after going into receivership in Novem
Third Floor Gallery was an independent charitable [1] photography gallery in Cardiff Bay , Wales . It opened in 2010 and predominantly featured documentary photography, [2] often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers. [3] It closed in 2016. [ citation needed ] Opening
#11 Musée Courbet
The Musée Courbet or Courbet Museum is a museum dedicated to the French painter Gustave Courbet . It is located in Ornans in the Doubs - Franche-Comté area of France . Art museum in Place Robert Fernier Musée Courbet Entrance of the Musée Courbet Established 1971 Location Place Robert Fernier, 1 Typ
291 is the commonly known name for an internationally famous art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally called the " Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession ", the gallery was established and managed by photographer Alfred Sti
#13 Midtown Y Photography Gallery
Midtown Y Photography Gallery was a pioneering nonprofit organisation in New York that offered photographers an opportunity to publicly exhibit their work. The Gallery ran from 1972 until 1996 directed in turn by photographers Larry Siegel, Sy Rubin and Michael Spano. [1] American nonprofit photogra
#14 Rockwell Museum
The Rockwell Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum of American art located in the Southern Tier region of New York in downtown Corning, New York . Frommer's describes it as "one of the best-designed small museums in the Northeast ." In 2015, The Rockwell Museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate ,
#15 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts , or VMFA , is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia , United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia . Private donations, endowments, and funds are used for the support of specific programs and all acquisition of
#16 Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place , known for many years as Astor House , is a building situated near Victoria Embankment in central London , England. [1] It is known for its architecture, and contains notable works by the likes of William Silver Frith , Sir George Frampton RA, Nathaniel Hitch and Thomas Nicholls .
#17 Canada House
Canada House ( French : Maison du Canada ) is a Greek Revival building on Trafalgar Square in London . It has been a Grade II* Listed Building since 1970. [1] It has served as the offices of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom since 1925. For other buildings named Canada House, see C
#18 Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa ( Zeitz MOCAA ) is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 [1] as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. [2] The museum is located in the Silo District at the Victoria & Alfr
The Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum ( Turkish : Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi ) is a private fine arts museum in Istanbul , Turkey , dedicated to calligraphic art , religious and state documents, as well as paintings of the Ottoman era . The museum was founded by Sakıp Sabancı , and was opened in Jun
La Femme au Cheval (also known as Woman with Horse , L'Écuyère and Kvinde med hest ) is a large oil painting created toward the end of 1911, early 1912, by the French artist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). The work was exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants (20 March–16 May) in 1912 and the Sa
Model by the Wicker Chair is a 1919–1921 painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that is in the collection of the Munch Museum in Oslo . [1] [2] Painting by Edvard Munch (c. 1920) This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how an
#3 List of major paintings by Masaccio
Masaccio is important for developing naturalistic depiction of 3D space containing figures conceived as accurate plastic objects. In his paintings the newly discovered laws of perspective were applied, the drawing of foreshortened parts was correct, and the anatomy of the human body was well underst
#4 Christ enthroned with the Virgin and St John
Christ enthroned with the Virgin and St John (Italian: Cristo in trono tra la Vergine e san Giovanni ) is a mosaic (385x223 cm) in the apse of Pisa Cathedral . It is famous for the depiction of John the Evangelist , the last work by the Italian medieval artist Cimabue . It is also the only work of h
The Transfiguration is the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael . Cardinal Giulio de Medici – who later became Pope Clement VII (in office: 1523–1534) – commissioned the work, conceived as an altarpiece for Narbonne Cathedral in France; Raphael worked on it in the years prece
The Pisa Altarpiece ( Italian : Polittico di Pisa ) was a large multi-paneled altarpiece produced by Masaccio for the chapel of Saint Julian in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Pisa . The chapel was owned by the notary Giuliano di Colino, who commissioned the work on February 19, 1426 for th
Office at Night is a 1940 oil-on-canvas painting by the American realist painter Edward Hopper . It is owned by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis , Minnesota , which purchased it in 1948. Painting by Edward Hopper Office at Night Artist Edward Hopper Year 1940 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensio
#8 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
#9 List of paintings by Nicolas Poussin
This page is a list of paintings by Nicolas Poussin ( Andelys , 15 June 1594 – Rome, 19 November 1665). The attributions vary notably from one art historian to another. Jacques Thuillier , one of the most restrictive, produced a list in 1994 that gave 224 uncontested autograph works and 33 works wit
Gisela Marie Augusta Richter (14 or 15 August 1882 – 24 December 1972) was a classical archaeologist and art historian. [1] She was a prominent figure and an authority in her field. British-American art historian and archaeologist
Stanton Loomis Catlin (February 19, 1915 – November 26, 1997) was an American art historian, specializing in Latin America. After studying at Oberlin College and the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague , he was to have studied European modern art. The Second World War interrupted these plans and he inste
#3 Jerry Saltz
Jerry Saltz (born February 19, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American art critic . Since 2006, he has been senior art critic and columnist for New York magazine. Formerly the senior art critic for The Village Voice , he received the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2018 and was nominated for the
Giovanni Pietro Bellori (15 January 1613 – 19 February 1696), [1] also known as Giovan Pietro Bellori or Gian Pietro Bellori , was an Italian painter and antiquarian, but, more famously, a prominent biographer of artists of the 17th century, equivalent to Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century. His Live
Helen Gee (1919–2004) was an American photography gallery owner, co-owner of the Limelight in New York City, New York from 1954 to 1961. [1] [2] It was New York City's first important post-war photography gallery, pioneering sales of photographs as art. Helen Gee Born ( 1919-04-29 ) April 29, 1919 J
Alberto Moioli , ( Monza February 19, 1968), is an Italian art critic and writer, editorial director of the Enciclopedia d'arte italiana from 2012 to 2021. [1] Italian art critic Alberto Moioli Born February 19, 1968 Monza Nationality Italian Occupation Art critic , writer Known for Enciclopedia d
Anna Berit Wallenberg (19 February 1902 – 4 September 1995) was a Swedish archaeologist, anthropologist, art historian, photographer, and philanthropist. She established a research foundation, the Berit Wallenberg Foundation , that awards funds to these areas. Since its establishment, it has been pr
Armen Hakhnazarian ( Armenian : Արմեն Հախնազարյան , 5 May 1941, Tehran - 19 February 2009, Aachen ) was a Doctor of Architecture, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Founding Director of Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) NGO. This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policie
Marino Golinelli (11 October 1920 – 19 February 2022) was an Italian art collector, businessman, and philanthropist. [1] [2] He was honored with the Order of Merit for Labour (1979). [3] Golinelli was also a winner of the Golden Neptune Award (2010). [4] Italian art collector, businessman, and phila
#10 John Rothenstein
Sir John Knewstub Maurice Rothenstein CBE (11 July 1901 – 27 February 1992) was a British arts administrator and art historian . Portrait of Sir John Rothenstein C.B.E. 1938 by Sir William Rothenstein 1872-1945 Presented by Lady Dynevor through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1974
#11 Pavel Muratov
Pavel Pavlovich Muratov ( Russian : Па́вел Па́влович Мура́тов ), also known as Paul Muratov or Paul Muratoff ( 3 March [ O.S. 19 February ] 1881 – February 5, 1950), was a Russian essayist, novelist, art historian, critic and playwright. Born in Bobrov in the Voronezh Oblast into the family of a
#12 Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II . His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-pag
#13 Wilhelm Fraenger
Wilhelm Fraenger (5 June 1890 – 19 February 1964) was a German art historian. German art historian Fraenger was born in Erlangen . He was a specialist in the epoch of the German Peasants' War and of the mysticism of the Late Middle Ages. He wrote important studies of Jerg Ratgeb , Matthias Grünewald
#14 Olivier Rayet
Olivier Rayet (23 September 1847, Le Cairou – 19 February 1887, Paris ) was a French archaeologist . French archaeologist From 1866 he studied geography and ancient history at the École normale supérieure in Paris, where he was a pupil of Ernest Desjardins , his future father-in-law. In 1869 he obta
#15 Anne Distel
Anne Distel (born Anne Dayez on 19 February 1947) is a French honorary general curator of heritage at the Musée d'Orsay and specialist in Impressionist paintings. [1] Anne Distel Born Anne Dayez ( 1947-02-19 ) 19 February 1947 (age 75) Nationality French Occupation Museum curator , art critic
Jonathan Leo Fairbanks (born February 19, 1933, in Ann Arbor ) is an American artist and expert of American arts and antiques. Fairbanks created the American Decorative Arts and Sculpture department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , [1] and served as the Curator of the department from 1970 to 199
#17 Cyril Aldred
Cyril Aldred FRSE FSA Scot [1] (19 February 1914 – 23 June 1991) was an English Egyptologist , art historian , and author. English Egyptologist, art historian, and author This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2016 ) Cyril Aldred FRSE FSA Scot Cyril Aldred in 1969 Born
#18 Bernard Smith (art historian)
Bernard William Smith (3 October 1916 – 2 September 2011) was an Australian art historian , art critic and academic, considered the founding father of Australian art history, and one of the country's most important thinkers. His book Place, Taste and Tradition: a study of Australian art since 1788
#19 Jon Whiteley
Jon Whiteley (19 February 1945 – 16 May 2020) [1] was a Scottish child actor and art historian. Scottish child actor and art historian (1945–2020) This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( May 2020 ) For those of a similar name, s
#20 Newton MacTavish
Newton McFaul MacTavish (February 19, 1875 – August 17, 1941) was a Canadian journalist and art critic. Canadian journalist and art critic MacTavish in 1926
#1 Nicolaus Copernicus Monument, Toruń
The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument in the home town of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) was erected in 1853 by a "monument committee" of the city's residents. Monument to Copernicus, inscribed: " Nicolaus Copernicus Thorunensis, terrae motor, solis caelique stator "
The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 metres (3.8 to 11.2 ft) . The heads date from at least 900 BC and are a distinctive feature of the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica . [1] All portra
#3 National War Memorial (Canada)
The National War Memorial ( French : Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada ), titled The Response ( French : La Réponse ), is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. Origin
The Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria , located at the end of The Mall in London , and designed and executed by the sculptor (Sir) Thomas Brock . Designed in 1901, it was unveiled on 16 May 1911, though it was not completed until 1924. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious urban pla
Rhodes Must Fall was a protest movement that began on 9 March 2015, originally directed against a statue at the University of Cape Town (UCT) that commemorates Cecil Rhodes . The campaign for the statue's removal received global attention [2] [3] and led to a wider movement to " decolonise " educati
#6 Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is a United States presidential memorial and a National Historic Landmark District in Lincoln City, Indiana . It preserves the farm site where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family from 1816 to 1830. During that time, he grew from a 7-year-old boy to a 21-year-old m
A statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro was commissioned in 1972 for display in Manzoni Gardens in The Bull Ring , in the centre of Birmingham , England. [1] It was later displayed elsewhere in Birmingham, then at markets in Edinburgh , Penrith (where it was subsequently stored), at the Henry Moore
#8 Oklahoma City National Memorial
The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a memorial in the United States that honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The memorial is located in downtown Oklahoma City on the former site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
#9 Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
The Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II ( Japanese : 全米日系米国人記念碑 , [1] [2] [3] [4] Zenbei Nikkei Beikokujin Kinenhi ) is a National Park Service site to commemorate the contributions of American citizens of Japanese ancestry and their parents who patriotically supported the U
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial ( Iwo Jima Memorial ) is a national memorial located in Arlington County , Virginia . The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. [1] It is located in Arlington Ridge Park within
A bust of Vasil Levski is installed outside the Embassy of Bulgaria (1621 22nd Street NW), near Sheridan Circle , in Embassy Row , Washington, D.C. , United States. Sculpture in Washington, D.C., U.S. Bust of Vasil Levski The bust in front of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Washington, D.C. Type Sculptur
#12 Balbo Monument
The Balbo Monument consists of a column that is approximately 2,000 years old dating from between 117 and 38 BC and a contemporary stone base. It was taken from an ancient port town outside of Rome by Benito Mussolini and given to the city of Chicago in 1933 to honor the trans-Atlantic flight led by
The Israel Putnam Monument is an equestrian statue located in Brooklyn, Connecticut , United States. The monument, designed by sculptor Karl Gerhardt , was dedicated in 1888 in honor of Israel Putnam , a Connecticut native who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutio
#14 Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial is a monument in Richmond, Virginia , commemorating protests which helped bring about school desegregation in the state. [1] The memorial was opened in July 2008, and is located on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol . It features eighteen statues of leaders