Eight Iconic Landmarks as Seen Through Art History
DailyArt Magazine has introduced a new feature that explores eight renowned sites as represented by famous artists. Noteworthy pieces include John Constable's 1835 watercolor of Stonehenge, created during a time of personal sorrow, housed at the Victoria & Albert Museum; Henri Le Sidaner's 1908 artwork of Trafalgar Square, which was auctioned at Sotheby's; Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 1881 portrayal of Piazza San Marco at the Minneapolis Institute of Art; Giovanni Paolo Panini's 1747 'View of the Colosseum' located at the Walters Art Museum; Adrien Dauzats's circa 1830 representation of the Great Pyramid of Giza at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; John Singer Sargent's 1891 depiction of Hagia Sophia at the Speed Art Museum; and Vasily Vereshchagin's painting of the Taj Mahal from 1874–1876 at the Tretyakov Gallery.
Key facts
- Guy C. Wiggins painted Times Square in winter, contrasting falling snow with the city's energy.
- Times Square was renamed in 1904 after The New York Times moved to the Times Building.
- John Constable's 1835 watercolor of Stonehenge is at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
- Constable painted Stonehenge while grieving the loss of his wife Maria and friend John Fisher.
- Henri Le Sidaner's 'Trafalgar Square, Londres' (1908) was sold at Sotheby's.
- Trafalgar Square commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar (October 21, 1805).
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted Piazza San Marco in 1881, now at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
- Giovanni Paolo Panini's 'View of the Colosseum' (1747) is at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
- Adrien Dauzats's 'The Great Pyramid, Giza' (ca. 1830) is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
- John Singer Sargent painted Hagia Sophia in 1891, now at the Speed Art Museum, Louisville.
- Vasily Vereshchagin's 'Taj Mahal Mausoleum in Agra' (1874–1876) is at the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
- The Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1632 by Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Entities
Artists
- Guy C. Wiggins
- Carleton Wiggins
- William Merritt Chase
- Robert Henri
- John Constable
- Henri Le Sidaner
- Hamo Thornycroft
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Giovanni Paolo Panini
- Adrien Dauzats
- John Singer Sargent
- Vasily Vereshchagin
- Shah Jahan
- Mumtaz Mahal
Institutions
- Christie’s
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Sotheby’s
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Walters Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Speed Art Museum
- Tretyakov Gallery
- DailyArt Magazine
Locations
- Times Square
- New York City
- NY
- USA
- Stonehenge
- UK
- Trafalgar Square
- London
- Piazza San Marco
- Venice
- Italy
- The Colosseum
- Rome
- The Great Pyramid of Giza
- Giza
- Egypt
- Hagia Sophia
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Taj Mahal
- Agra
- India
- City of Westminster
- Central London
- Charing Cross
- Victoria Embankment
- Constantinople
- Yamuna River