Tag: Pauline Bonaparte

Santa Maria Maggiore (Roma)

Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore Papale Arcibasilica Maggiore Arcipretale Liberiana di Santa Maria Maggiore Groundbreaking: 432 Construction started: 435 Completed: 1743 Designated as World Heritage Site: 1980 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Roma, Italia Website: https://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_en.html Burials:…

Maria Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte

(1750–1836) Letizia Bonaparte in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Letizia Ramolino Bonaparte 1804–1807 Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England     Letizia Bonaparte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons     Family: • Napoleon I (1769-1821): Son • Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese (1780-1825): Daughter

Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice (1804-1808)

Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice (Paolina Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix) 1804–1808 Carrara marble, 160 x 92 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma Portrayed by Antonio Canova in the guise Venus victorious in the Judgement of Paris, Pauline Borghese…

Pauline Bonaparte, Princess Borghese

(1780–1825) Duchess of Guastalla Princess consort of Sulmona and of Rossano Princess of France Pauline Bonaparte in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Paolina Borghese Bonaparte come Venere Vincitrice 1804–1808 Galleria Borghese, Roma     Pauline Bonaparte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon…

Antonio Canova

(1757–1822) Marchese d’Ischia The artist’s works: Euridice 1775–1776 Museo Correr, Venezia Orfeo 1775–1776 Museo Correr, Venezia Dedalo e Icaro 1777–1779 Museo Correr, Venezia Orfeo 1777 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Teseo sul Minotauro 1782 Victoria and Albert Museum, London Amore e Psiche che si abbracciano 1787–1793…

Julie Clary

(1771–1845) Marie Julie Clary Queen consort of Spain and the Indies (1808–1813) Queen consort of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808) Julie Clary in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born December 26 1771 Marseille (France) Died April 7 1845 Firenze (Italia) Buried Basilica di Santa Croce…

Joseph Bonaparte

(1768–1844) Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte, born Giuseppe di Buonaparte Comte de Survilliers King of Spain and the Indies (1808–1813) King of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808) Joseph Bonaparte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born January 7 1768 Corte,…

Napoléon I (France)

(1769–1821) First Consul of the French Republic (1799–1804) Emperor of the French (1804–1815) President of the Italian Republic (1802–1805) King of Italy (1805–1814) Napoléon in Literature: • Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950): The Man of Destiny (1898) Napoléon in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Napoleone c.1802…