Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra (Death of Cleopatra) 1660–1662 Oil on canvas, 120 x 158 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano Compare: Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) La Morte di Cleopatra c.1645–1655 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di…
Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) & Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Predica di San Marco in una piazza di Alessandria d’Egitto (Saint Mark Preaching in a Square of Alexandria in Egypt) 1504–1507 Oil on canvas, 347 x 770 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano The…
Director: Lewis Gilbert Producer: Albert R. Broccoli Screenplay: Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum Based on: The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming Genre: Action | Adventure | Spy film | Thriller Music: Marvin Hamlisch Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Eon Productions | United Artists Release date:…
Cairo in Art: Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Prière à la mosquée 1871 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Café Maison, Le Caire 1884 or earlier Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Gérôme, Jean-Léon (1824-1904) Femme au balcon 1887–1888 Metropolitan Museum…
(1932–2015) Michel Dimitri Chalhoub Filmography as Actor: Doctor Zhivago 1965 Director: David Lean Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie Les possédés 1988 Director: Andrzej Wajda Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Bernard Blier Born April 10 1932 Alexandria (Egypt) Died July 10 2015 Cairo…
Director: John Guillermin Producer: John Brabourne, Richard B. Goodwin Screenplay: Anthony Shaffer Based on: Death on the Nile (1937) by Agatha Christie Genre: Mystery Music: Nino Rota Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Paramount Pictures Release date: 1978 Running time: 140…
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…
Guercino (1591-1666) Riposo nella fuga in Egitto (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) 1624 Oil on canvas, diameter 68.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called il Guercino) created Rest on the Flight to Egypt as a…