#8777, aired 2023-01-03 | L'HISTOIRE DE FRANCE $800: 1804 to 1815 is known as the Empire Period; in the decorative arts it featured swans, a symbol of this empress Josephine |
#8737, aired 2022-11-08 | POTPOURRI $2000: Seen here is this famous madam, an official mistress of Louis XV & a patron of the arts Madame de Pompadour |
#8295, aired 2020-12-04 | FRENCH ARTS & CULTURE $800: Giada De Laurentiis attended this French cooking school that today offers le grand diplome Le Cordon Bleu |
#7934, aired 2019-02-21 | HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS GREAT COMPOSERS $1200: (Hershey Felder presents from the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.) George Gershwin drew musical inspiration from the real world sounds around him; the wild car horns of the Etoile & the Arc de Triomphe are captured in this work An American in Paris |
#7636, aired 2017-11-20 | LITERATURE, SCIENCE & THE ARTS $800: Known for his portraits of full-figured ladies, this 17th c. Flemish artist painted 20+ large pictures of Marie de Medicis Rubens |
#7547, aired 2017-06-06 | DANCE COMPANIES $1600: In 1974 the Agnes De Mille Heritage Dance Theatre was founded at the North Carolina School of the Arts in this 2-name city Winston-Salem |
#6632, aired 2013-06-18 | DECORATIVE ARTS $600: Named for its gauzy appearance, point de gaze is a type of this fabric developed in 19th c. Belgium lace |
#6592, aired 2013-04-23 | "DE" BEST PEOPLE $1200: This director of "The Ten Commandments" was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Cecil DeMille |
#6368, aired 2012-05-02 | FINE ARTS $600: This statue at the Louvre may have originally held a shield & mirror; it's hard to know since she's "unarmed" the Venus de Milo |
#5722, aired 2009-06-23 | NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WINNERS $1600: Among the 2008 honorees were Olivia de Havilland & this Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee |
#5593, aired 2008-12-24 | PEOPLE IN THE ARTS $1200: In 2008 Philippe de Montebello retired after 30 years directing this Fifth Ave. arts temple the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
#4782, aired 2005-05-24 | RICH-ARTs & ROB-ARTs $1600: In 2005 the woman in Robert Doisneau's photo called this "at the Hotel de Ville" sold her copy for $242,000 The Kiss |
#4726, aired 2005-03-07 | "DE" ARTS $200: The son of a surgeon, this director brought some gore to the screen in "Carrie" & "Scarface" (Brian) De Palma |
#4726, aired 2005-03-07 | "DE" ARTS $400: Seen here, the work of Tamara de Lempicka typifies this art style art deco |
#4726, aired 2005-03-07 | "DE" ARTS $600: Now in his 70s, he designed Laura Bush's 2005 Inauguration Day wear Oscar de la Renta |
#4726, aired 2005-03-07 | "DE" ARTS $800: His "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" is referred to as a tone poem Debussy |
#4726, aired 2005-03-07 | "DE" ARTS $1000: In 1964 LBJ gave this abstract expressionist the Medal of Freedom Willem de Kooning |
#3633, aired 2000-05-24 | THE 1490s $1000: This "Magnificent" tyrant of Florence & patron of the arts died in April 1492 Lorenzo de Medici |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | WOMEN IN THE ARTS $800: In the 1920s, her home at 27 Rue de Fleurus in Paris was a gathering place for other writers & artists Gertrude Stein |
#2738, aired 1996-06-26 | DECORATIVE ARTS $600: Point de gaze refers to a needlepoint type of this material made in Brussels lace |
#2594, aired 1995-12-07 | MODERN ART & ARTISTS $600: Piet Mondrian was one of the contributors to this Low Country's arts review "De Stijl" The Netherlands |
#2033, aired 1993-06-09 | DECORATIVE ARTS $600: Point de gaze is a Belgian type of this delicate, ornamental openwork fabric lace |