Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Teseo sul Minotauro (Theseus and the Minotaur) 1782 Marble, 145.4 x 158.7 x 91.4 cm Victoria and Albert Museum, London The legendary Greek hero Theseus sits astride the minotaur whom he has just killed. Coils of thread used…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Napoleone come Marte pacificatore (Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker) 1803–1806 Marble, h. 345 cm Wellington Museum, Apsley House, London Commissioned by Napoleon in 1802 this colossal statue of the Emperor was sculpted by Canova in Rome. Completed…
(1537–1554) Lady Jane Grey, Lady Jane Dudley, Nine-Day Queen Queen of England (10-19 July 1553) Queen of Ireland (10-19 July 1553) Lady Jane Grey in Film: Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester Born October 12 (?)…
(1959) Felicity Jane Dean Filmography as Actress: Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester Born January 24 1959 London (England) Occupation Actress
(1951) Sarah Jill “Lalla” Ward Filmography as Actress: Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester Born June 28 1951 London (England) Occupation Actress Writer
(1938–1999) Robert Oliver Reed Filmography as Actor: Women in Love 1969 Director: Ken Russell Starring: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed Crossed Swords 1977 Director: Richard Fleischer Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester Born February 13 1938 Wimbledon, London (England) Died May 2…
(1834–1903) The artist’s works: At the Piano 1858–1859 Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati Billingsgate 1859 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Fantin-Latour drawing 1859 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Portrait of the Artist 1859 Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Lime Burner 1859 Victoria and Albert Museum, London…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Consegna delle chiavi del Regno (Christ’s Charge to Peter) c.1515–1516 Bodycolour over charcoal underdrawing on paper, mounted on canvas, 344 x 534 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Acquired by the Prince of Wales, future King Charles I in 1623…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Il sogno del cavaliere (Vision of a Knight) c.1504 Oil on poplar, 17.1 x 17.3 cm National Gallery, London This painting was inspired by a passage in the Punica, an epic poem by Silius Italicus (AD 25–101) recounting the…
Raffaello (1483-1520) Ritratto di papa Giulio II (Portrait of Pope Julius II) 1511 Oil on poplar, 108.7 x 81 cm National Gallery, London This portrait of Pope Julius II (1443–1513) is usually dated to the one-and-a-half-year period during which he wore…