Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) San Gerolamo nello studio (Saint Jerome in his Study) c.1475 Oil on lime, 45.7 x 36.2 cm National Gallery, London Born in the fourth century, Saint Jerome was a scholar and a monk. His translation of the…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Ritratto d’uomo (Portrait of a Man) c.1475–1476 Oil on poplar, 35.6 x 25.4 cm National Gallery, London This small painting shows how Antonello revolutionised Venetian portraiture in the late fifteenth century: the three-quarter pose, dark background and…
(1890–1966) Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall Filmography as Actor: Midnight Lace 1960 Director: David Miller Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison Born May 23 1890 London (England) Died January 22 1966 Beverly Hills, CA (USA) Cause of death Heart failure Lover Gloria…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Crocifissione (Christ Crucified) 1475 Oil on wood, 41.9 x 25.4 cm National Gallery, London Christ’s body hangs limply on the Cross; the torment of his crucifixion is almost over. He is supported in his final moments by…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Cristo benedicente (Christ Blessing) c.1465 Oil on wood, 38.7 x 29.8 cm National Gallery, London Christ blesses the viewer with his right hand. Antonello has altered the original position of the fingers and hand, foreshortening them –…
Antonello da Messina (c.1430-1479) Madonna Salting (The Virgin and Child) c.1460–1469 Oil on wood, 43.2 x 34.3 cm National Gallery, London The Virgin Mary glances down at her baby son, Christ, who clutches a pomegranate in his tiny fist. The fruit,…
(1930–2015) Filmography as Actress: Midnight Lace 1960 Director: David Miller Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey Born December 2 1930 London (England) Born July 22 2015 La…
(1918–1983) Filmography as Actor: The Prince and the Showgirl 1957 Director: Laurence Olivier Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey Born November 15 1918 Bridlington (England) Died October…
(1946) Filmography as Actor: Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey L’histoire d’Adèle H 1975 Director: François Truffaut Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson Born May 2 1946 London (England) Occupation Actor Film director Occupation Novelist Screenwriter…
(1931–1995) Sir Robert Graham Stephens Filmography as Actor: Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 Director: Brian De Palma Starring: Tom Hanks, Melanie Griffith Born July…