René Descartes (1596-1650)

René Descartes

René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by René Descartes


Existence

¶ I think, therefore I am.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes


John Smibert (1688-1751)

John Smibert

John Smibert (rarely spelled Smybert; /ˈsmaɪbət/; 24 March 1688 – 2 April 1751) was a Scottish-born painter, regarded as the first academically trained artist to live and work regularly in British America.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by John Smibert


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Self-portrait of Smibert, present as part of The Bermuda Group, c. 1729–1731, Yale University Art Gallery    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smibert



Willem Roelofs (1822-1897)

Willem Roelofs

Willem Roelofs (10 March 1822 – 12 May 1897) was a Dutch painter, water-colourist, etcher, lithographer and draughtsman.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Willem Roelofs[2]


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Images


   
Willem Roelofs by Jozef Israëls, 1892    

 

Works


 
W. Roelofs, River landscape, 1842, oil on wooden panel, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag W. Roelofs, The Rainbow, 1875, oil on canvas, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag  

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Roelofs

[2] https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Willem_Roelofs



Edvard Eriksen (1876-1959)

Edvard Eriksen

Edvard Eriksen (10 March 1876 – 12 January 1959) was a Danish–Icelandic sculptor.[1]

Eriksen's most famous work is the bronze statue of The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue)[2].



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A copy of The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue) by Edvard Eriksen, Seoul, Korea    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Eriksen

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)


Constance Mayer (1775-1821)

Constance Mayer

Marie-Françoise Constance Mayer La Martinière (9 March 1775 – 26 May 1821) was a French painter of portraits, allegorical subjects, miniatures and genre works. She had "a brilliant but bitter career."[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Constance Mayer


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Images


   
Self-Portrait. Oil on canvas. Bibliothèque Marmottan    

 

Works by Constance Mayer


   
The Sleep of Venus and Cupid, 1806, oil on canvas, 97 x 145 cm, The Wallace Collection, London    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Mayer



William W. Fraser (1844-1915)

William W. Fraser

William W. Fraser (March 7, 1844 – February 9, 1915) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. His surname is sometimes spelled Frazier.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by William W. Fraser


Others



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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_W._Fraser


Bret Easton Ellis (1964- )

Bret Easton Ellis

Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author and screenwriter.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by ***


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Ellis in 2010    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Easton_Ellis



Edwin Landseer (1802-1873)

Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer RA (7 March 1802 – 1 October 1873) was an English painter and sculptor, well known for his paintings of animals – particularly horses, dogs, and stags. However, his best-known works are the lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. [1]



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Works by Edwin Landseer




Scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Titania and Bottom, 1848-1851, oil on canvas, h 82 x w 133 cm, National Gallery of Victoria[2]

 



[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Landseer

[2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwin_Landseer_-_Scene_from_A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream._Titania_and_Bottom_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg


Madison Beer (1999- )

Madison Beer

Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer and songwriter.[1]


Quotes·Quotations by Madison Beer


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Beer in 2019 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0    

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Beer



Giuseppe De Nittis (1846-1884)

Giuseppe De Nittis

Giuseppe De Nittis (February 25, 1846 – August 21, 1884) was one of the most important Italian painters of the 19th century, whose work merges the styles of Salon art and Impressionism.[1]



Quotes·Quotations by Giuseppe De Nittis


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Breakfast in the Garden, 1883 Giuseppe De Nittis, Self-portrait, 1884  

 


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_De_Nittis