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Visconti, Virida (c. 1354–1414)Archduchess of Austria . Name variations: Verde Visconti; Virda Visconti; Viridis Visconti. Born around 1354 (some sources cite 1350 and 1351) in Milan, Italy; died in 1414 in Sittich, Karnten; daughter of Bernabo Visconti, lord of Milan (r. 1354–1385), and Beatrice della Scala (1340–1384); sister of Catherine Visconti (c. Source for information on Visconti ...
Nov 13, 2023 · An Ongoing Artistic Evolution. It takes a lot to be regarded as one of the world’s most influential photographers. Adams, Lange, Klein, Cameron, Capa, Karsh, and Leibovitz are all extremely different photographers, but they all share something in common: the ability to see and capture the world in a unique way.
Leopold III: marriage and offspring. Leopold was the founder of the branch of the dynasty from which all the Habsburgs of the Early Modern era were to trace their descent. In 1365 at the age of fourteen his brother Rudolf arranged for him to be married to Viridis Visconti, who was about his own age. The Visconti ruled over the extremely wealthy ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Here are the 37 most famous pieces of art in history, in chronological order. Table of Contents hide. 1Venus de Milo. 2Nike of Samothrace. 3Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck. 4Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. 5The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli. 6The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. 7David by Michelangelo.
- #2The Famous Photo The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz | 1907
- Stanley Forman’s Famous Photo Woman Falling from Fire Escape |1975
- Kevin Carter’s Controversial Photo – Starving Child and Vulture | 1993
- Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer Eddie Adams | Saigon Execution | 1968
- Yousuf Karsh’s Iconic Portrait – Winston Churchill | 1941
- Nick UT | The Terror of War | 1972
- Margaret Bourke-White’s Famous Photograph – Gandhi and The Spinning Wheel | 1946
- Lewis Hine’s Famous Image – Cotton Mill Girl | 1908
- Blind Beggar by Paul Strand | 1916
- The Iconic V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt | 1945
One of the most famous photographers of the early 20th Century, Stieglitz fought for photography to be taken as seriously as painting as a valid art form. His pioneering work helped to change the way many viewed photography. His NYC galleries featured many of the best photographers of the day. His iconic image “The Steerage” not only encapsulates w...
Forman was a well-known photographer working for the Boston Herald when he attended the scene of a fire. What began as him documenting the rescue of a young woman and child quickly took a turn when the fire escape collapsed. The pair began to fall and he continued shooting as they were falling. He capturing them swimmingthrough the air. Forman only...
This image is another Pulitzer Prize-winning image. As famous for its social impact, as it is the ethical issues it raised. In 1993 South African photojournalist Kevin Carter traveled to Sudan to photograph the famine. His image of a collapsed child, with a vulture stalking over her, not only caused public outrage because of the horrific subject. I...
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Eddie Adams was on the streets of Saigon on the 1st February 1968 photographing the devastation of the war. Believing he was witnessing a routine execution of a prisoner. He looked through the viewfinder of his camera, to capture the scene. But what he captured was the casual assassination of the prisoner. Thi...
In the wake of the attack on pearl harbor, Churchill arrived in Ottawa, to thank the allies for their assistance. Unaware that a photographer had been commissioned to take his portrait he refused to remove his cigar. Once the photographer was set up he walked towards Churchill, removed the cigar from his mouth and took his famous photograph with th...
25 miles northwest of Saigon, war photographer Nick Ut, captured one of the most harrowing images in the history of the Vietnam War. More often than not, the faces of those who suffer through the collateral damage of war are not seen. But the harrowing image of 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phucforced the world to see. A victim of mistakenly dropped napa...
In 1946 Margaret Bourke-White, LIFE magazine’s first female photographer, was offered a rare opportunity to photograph Mahatma Gandhi. This dream opportunity quickly turned into a nightmare. She was made to overcome many challenges before gaining access to India’s ideological leader. Including to spin Gandhi’s famous homespun. After two failed shoo...
Established in 1904, the National Child Labor Committee, existed to fight for the rights of child workers in the USA. They realized that the most powerful tool they had was to show the real face of these children. They believed that seeing these images of child laborwould awaken the citizens to demand change. When Lewis Hine, an investigative photo...
Paul Strand’s groundbreaking image of a blind woman was a candid portrait that departed from the more formal posed portraits of that time. Strand not only captured a moment in time, when a country was changing rapidly, due to an immigration surge. But he also took the first image that paved the way for a new style – street photography.
Alfred Eisenstaedt’s mission through this photograph was to “to find and catch the storytelling moment.” In this post-WWII photograph in Times Square, he did just that. His famous photograph of the soldier and dental nurse has become one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, signifying the joyous end to years of war.
Featured artists: Gerald Leslie Brockhurst, Edward Hopper, Eugene Speicher, Hipólito Hidalgo de Caviedes. More. David Finn (1921–) Archive Photographic archive of David Finn, co-founder of Ruder Finn, Inc., author, and renowned photographer of sculpture. Primarily consisting of photographs of sculpture, the collection also features a ...
Nov 2, 2023 · Translated to mean “ Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette “, this famous artwork is a contemporary art masterpiece that is one of the most renowned Impressionist paintings and a stunning example of Renoir’s knack for capturing dappled light. Its modernity stems from both its selected matter – a typical Sunday afternoon picture of working ...
