Tag: London

Ritratto di giovane uomo (1550-1555)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di giovane uomo (Portrait of a Young Man) 1550–1555 Oil on wood, 75 x 57.5 cm National Gallery, London It has previously been thought that this portrait may represent one of the elder sons of Duke Cosimo…

Allegoria del trionfo di Venere (c.1545)

Bronzino (1503-1572) Allegoria del trionfo di Venere (An Allegory with Venus and Cupid) c.1545 Oil on wood, 146.1 x 116.2 cm National Gallery, London This is one of Bronzino’s most complex and enigmatic paintings. It contains a tangle of moral…

Il Tramonto (1506-1510)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Il Tramonto (The Sunset) 1506–1510 Oil on canvas, 73.3 cm x 91.4 cm National Gallery, London The meaning of this scene, which takes place in a rocky landscape at sunset or sunrise, is difficult to decipher, largely because…

St Paul’s Cathedral (London)

Groundbreaking: 1675 Consecrated: 1697 Completed: 1710 Address: St. Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom Website: https://www.stpauls.co.uk/ St Paul’s in Art: Derain, André (1880-1954) La Cathédrale Saint-Paul vue de la Tamise 1906 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis     See…

Peter Arne

(1920–1983) Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht Filmography as Actor: Providence 1977 Director: Alain Resnais Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn     Agatha 1979 Director: Michael Apted Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman     Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner  …

Graham Stark

(1922–2013) Graham William Stark Filmography as Actor: Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester     Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner   Born January 20 1922 Wallasey (England) Died October 29 2013 London (England) Cause…

Dirk Bogarde

(1921–1999) Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde Filmography as Actor: La caduta degli dei 1969 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin     Morte a Venezia 1971 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Silvana Mangano…

Cyril Cusack

(1910–1993) Cyril James Cusack Filmography as Actor: The Taming of the Shrew 1967 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton     The Day of the Jackal 1973 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale     Jesus of Nazareth 1977…

Edward Fox

(1937) Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE Filmography as Actor: The Day of the Jackal 1973 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Edward Fox, Michael Lonsdale     The Mirror Crack’d 1980 Director: Guy Hamilton Starring: Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor     The Dresser 1983 Director:…

David Soul

(1943–2024) David Richard Solberg Filmography as Actor: Appointment with Death 1988 Director: Michael Winner Starring: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall   Born August 28 1943 Chicago, IL (USA) Died January 4 2024 London (England) Occupation Actor Musician Singer