Caravaggio (1571-1610) Riposo durante la Fuga in Egitto (Rest on the Flight into Egypt) 1597 Oil on canvas, 135.5 x 166.5 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma The “Rest” is a masterpiece of extraordinary beauty and exceptional communicative immediacy by the young…
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 1874 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…