Tag: Henri Guillaume Schlesinger
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13 Classic Works, Art and the Egyptian Woman, with Footnotes
Wilhelm Kotarbiński (born 30 November 1848, Nieborów; died 4 September 1921, Kiev) was a Polish Symbolist painter of historical and fantastical subjects who spent most of his working life in Ukraine. He began his studies at the Warsaw School of Art from 1867 to 1871. Afterward, he enrolled at the University of Warsaw, urged on…
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07 Works, Today, April 10th, is Gregory V of Constantinople’s day, With Footnotes – #97
Gregory V (Georgios Angelopoulos), (1746–22 April 1821) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1797 to 1798, from 1806 to 1808 and from 1818 to 1821. He was responsible for much restoration work to the Patriarchal Cathedral of St George, which had been badly damaged by fire in 1738. The Patriarch was not only the head…
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13 Classic Works of Art, Egyptian Women. With Footnotes
Wilhelm Kotarbiński, (1848–1921) Cleopatra Oil on canvas 135 × 246 cm (53.1 × 96.9 in) Wilhelm Kotarbiński (born 30 November 1848, Nieborów; died 4 September 1921, Kiev) was a Polish Symbolist painter of historical and fantastical subjects who spent most of his working life in Ukraine. He began his studies at the Warsaw School of Art…