(1940) Princesse Maria-Magdalena Vladimirovna Gagarine Filmography as Actress: Belle de Jour 1967 Director: Luis Buñuel Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel Malgré-elles 2012 Director: Denis Malleval Starring: Flore Bonaventura, Louise Herrero Born September 3 1940 Rabat (Morocco) Occupation Actress Titles Chevalier…
(1725–1798) Giacomo Girolamo Casanova Jacques, Chevalier de Seingalt Works: • The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt (English) Filmography as Writer: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini 1976 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont Casanova in Film: La nuit de…
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto del conte Antonio di Porcia e Brugnera (Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera) 1535–1540 Oil on canvas, 115 x 93 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano See also: • Porcia e Brugnera, Count Antonio di (c.1508-)
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Ritratto di giovane nobile (Portrait of a young nobleman) 1551 Oil on canvas, 138.4 x 106.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This impressive and engaging portrait of a young nobleman, possibly a member of the…
(born c.1508) Count Antonio di Porcia e Brugnera in Art: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Antonio di Porcia e Brugnera 1535–1540 Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano
(1906–1976) Luchino Visconti di Modrone, conte di Lonate Pozzolo Filmography as Director: Bellisima 1951 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari Senso 1954 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Alida Valli, Farley Granger Le Notti Bianche 1957 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni …
(1904–2000) Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH Filmography as Actor: Julius Caesar 1953 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas Julius Caesar 1970…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) A Polish Nobleman 1637 Oil on panel. 96.8 x 66 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for…
Rembrandt (1606-1669) Man in Oriental Costume (‘The Noble Slav’) 1632 Oil on canvas, 152.7 x 111.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Compared with Rembrandt‘s formal portraits of the same year, this picture is remarkable for its brilliant brushwork and…
(c.1504–1536) 2nd Viscount Rochford (1533–1536) Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (1534-1536) George Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 Director: Justin Chadwick Starring:…