Tag: Italia

Stefano Satta Flores

(1937–1985) Filmography as Actor: C’eravamo tanto amati 1974 Director: Ettore Scola Starring: Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Gassman     Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978 Director: Ted Kotcheff Starring: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset   Born January 14 1937…

Gigi Proietti

(1940–2020) Luigi Proietti Filmography as Actor: L’eredità Ferramonti 1976 Director: Mauro Bolognini Starring: Anthony Quinn, Dominique Sanda     Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978 Director: Ted Kotcheff Starring: George Segal, Jacqueline Bisset   Born November 2 1940 Roma (Italia) Died…

Baie de Naples au matin (1881)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Baie de Naples au matin (The Bay of Naples) 1881 Oil on canvas, 59.7 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The corner of the balcony visible at lower left in this composition indicates Renoir’s…

Portrait of an Old Man (1665)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Portrait of an Old Man 1665 Oil on canvas, 104 x 86 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Signed and dated in 1665, this portrait was created towards the end of Rembrandt‘s prolific artistic career, much of which was…

The Spanish Stairs, Rome (1897)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Spanish Stairs, Rome 1897 Oil on canvas, 74.45 x 59.3 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, LA The Spanish Stairs in Rome have been favored by tourists since they were constructed. The monumental double staircase with…

La route vers Castel Gandolfo (c.1921)

Derain, André (1880-1954) La route vers Castel Gandolfo (Road to Castel Gandolfo) c.1921 Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 50.8 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In 1921 Derain lived for a time at Castel Gandolfo, a picturesque spot south-east of Rome that…