Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711) Cleopatra’s Banquet c.1675–1680 Oil on canvas, 74 x 95.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Cleopatra made a bet with Mark Antony on who could give the most lavish banquet. She won by dissolving a priceless pearl in vinegar and…
Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra (The Death of Cleopatra) after 1659 Oil on canvas, 153 x 169 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at the bottom right of the armrest support: GVIDO CAGNAZZI The last queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, let herself…
Guercino (1591-1666) Suicidio di Cleopatra (Suicide of Cleopatra) c.1621 Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 93.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Guercino gained the attention of influential patrons with his vigorous naturalism, flickering light effects, and grace of expression. He was…
(1696–1770) Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The artist’s works: Teste da un cammeo 1700s Rhode Island School of Design, Providence La regina Zenobia davanti all’imperatore Aureliano c.1717 Museo del Prado, Madrid Scipione l’Africano libera Massiva 1719–1721 Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Madonna col Bambino c.1720–1725…
Ἀλεξάνδρεια Alexandria in Art: Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) & Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Predica di San Marco in una piazza di Alessandria d’Egitto 1504–1507 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Births: • Cleopatra (69-30 BC) • Sharif, Omar (1932-2015) Deaths: • Cleopatra (69-30…
(1641–1711) The artist’s works: The Institution of the Eucharist 1664–1665 Musée du Louvre, Paris Venus Giving Arms to Aeneas 1668 Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp Aeneas and the Sibyl c.1670 National Gallery of Art, Washington Hermes Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus c.1670…
(1932–2011) Dame Elizabeth Rosemond “Liz” Taylor, DBE Filmography as Actress: Little Women 1949 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: June Allyson, Peter Lawford Quo Vadis 1951 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton …
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer: Walter Wanger Screenplay: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall, Sidney Buchman Based on: The Life and Times of Cleopatra by C. M. Franzero Genre: Historical | Drama Music: Alex North Country: United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland Language:…
(1913–1967) Vivian Mary Hartley Filmography as Actress: Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Waterloo Bridge 1940 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor That Hamilton Woman 1941 Director: Alexander Korda Starring: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier …
(1591–1666) Giovanni Francesco Barbieri The artist’s works: La Veronica 1600 Fondazione Carige, Genova Visione di santa Chiara 1615–1621 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Susanna e i vecchioni 1617 Museo del Prado, Madrid Cristo morto compianto dagli angeli c.1617–1618 National Gallery, London…