art history

August 31, 2017
Jesuit artist Andrea Pozzo died on 31 August 1709 in Vienna, where he was working for members of the Austrian court .

August 30, 2017
Giandomenico Tiepolo was born on 30 August 1727 in Venice.

August 29, 2017
Sculptor Pietro Bernini died on 29 August 1629 in Rome.

August 24, 2017
Parmigianino Died on 24 August 1540 in Casalmaggiore at age 37.

August 24, 2017
Lavinia Fontana was baptized on 24 August 1552 in Bologna.

August 21, 2017
Giuseppe De Nittis died on 21 August 1884 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, at age 38.

August 20, 2017
On 20 August 1858 Charles Darwin first published his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London.

August 14, 2017
Architect Luigi Cagnola died 14 August 1833 in Como.

August 13, 2017
Secession Retrospective Highlights Giovanni Segantini The work of Giovanni Segantini receives a prominent showcase in a rare Italian exhibition devoted to Modernist Secession movements.

August 7, 2017
Cesare Maccari died on 7 August 1919 in Siena, after a career as an award winning painter best known for his classically-inspired compositions.