1878
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| - | *In 1878 [[Whistler]] sued Ruskin for libel after the critic condemned his painting Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, calling the artist a "coxcomb". Whistler won a farthing in nominal damages. The cost of the case, together with huge debts from building his residence, "[[The White House]]" bankrupted him. | + | *[[Whistler#Ruskin_trial|Whistler/Ruskin trial]] |
| - | *The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) - Félicien Rops | + | **[[Whistler]] sues [[Ruskin]] for libel after the critic condemned his painting ''[[Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket]]'', calling the artist a "coxcomb". |
| - | *Blonde Woman with Bare Breasts (1878) - Edouard Manet | + | *''[[The Temptation of Saint Anthony]]'' (1878) - Félicien Rops |
| - | *The Enchantress (1878) - Luis Riccardo Faléro | + | *''[[Blonde Woman with Bare Breasts]]'' (1878) - Edouard Manet |
| - | *Guardian Spirit of the Waters (1878) - Odilon Redon | + | *''[[The Enchantress]]'' (1878) - [[Luis Riccardo Faléro]] |
| + | *''[[Guardian Spirit of the Waters]]'' (1878) - [[Odilon Redon]] | ||
| === Technology === | === Technology === | ||
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Art and culture
Visual arts
- Whistler/Ruskin trial
- Whistler sues Ruskin for libel after the critic condemned his painting Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, calling the artist a "coxcomb".
- The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1878) - Félicien Rops
- Blonde Woman with Bare Breasts (1878) - Edouard Manet
- The Enchantress (1878) - Luis Riccardo Faléro
- Guardian Spirit of the Waters (1878) - Odilon Redon
Technology
- Thomas Edison: first electric light
- Eadweard Muybridge solved Stanford and the trot question by making high-speed time lapse photographic demonstration of a horse airborne during the gallop using a trip-wire system.
Births
Deaths
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