24 January 1920
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (12 July 1884 - 24 January 1920) was an Italian artist. He worked mostly in France and became known for paintings and sculptures in a modern style characterized by mask-like faces and elongation of form. Exacerbated by poverty, overworked and addicted to alcohol and narcotics, he died in Paris of tubercular meningitis.
Erich Lessing is now representing the British Library. Find unique treasures from the world's largest library - antique maps, natural illustrations, colourful paintings, illuminated manuscripts and many more.
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Get closer to art than you ever could in a museum! The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary has always been a key topic in art, addressed by many artists in multiple media through the centuries.
Get closer to art than you ever could in a museum! Enjoy a piece of music history with the reportage photographs Erich Lessing took of the famous conductor Herbert von Karajan.
