(c.1477–1539) 1st Earl of Wiltshire (1529–1539) 1st Earl of Ormond (1529–1539) 1st Viscount Rochford (1525–1533) Thomas Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director:…
(1769–1852) Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, FRS Prime Minister of Great Britain The Duke of Wellington in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El Duque de Wellington 1812–1814 National Gallery, London Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley s.d. National Museum Wales, Cardiff…
(1906–1976) Sir Carol Reed Filmography as Director: The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 Director: Carol Reed Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison Born December 30 1906 Putney, London (England) Died April 25 1976 Chelsea, London (England) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Film director Producer…
(1880–1947) Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp Georg von Trapp in Film: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer Born April 4 1880 Zadar (Croatia) Died May 30 1947 Stowe, VT (USA) Cause of death Cancer (lung)…
(1908–1990) Sir Reginald Carey “Rex” Harrison Filmography as Actor: Major Barbara 1941 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison Midnight Lace 1960 Director: David Miller Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton…
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Baudouin de Lannoy c.1435 Oil on oak, 26.6 x 19.5 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin The middle-aged, male subject of this portrait is depicted as a half-figure who turns towards the left and is presented in front of…
(1534–1618) Antonio Martelli in Art: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Ritratto di un cavaliere di Malta 1608 Galleria Palatina, Firenze See also: • Condottieri | Friars | Knight of the Order of Malta
(1547–1622) Alof de Wignacourt in Art: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Alof de Wignacourt c.1608 Musée du Louvre, Paris Caravaggio (1571-1610) Salomè con la testa del Battista c.1607 Palacio Real, Madrid See also: • Art Patrons | Caravaggio | Knight | Knight of the Order of Malta | Malta
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Adorazione dei Magi (Adoration of the Magi) c.1482 Drawing in charcoal, watercolour ink and oil on wood, 244 x 240 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze A document from July 1481 states that Leonardo da Vinci had received a…
Knights of Malta in Art: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Alof de Wignacourt c.1608 Musée du Louvre, Paris Caravaggio (1571-1610) Antonio Martelli 1608 Galleria Palatina, Firenze Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di cavaliere con orologio c.1550 Museo del Prado, Madrid Knights of the Order…