(c.1122–1204) Éléonore or Aliénor d’Aquitaine or de Guyenne Queen consort of France (1137–1152) Queen consort of England (1154–1189) Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204) Countess of Poitiers (1137–1204) Eleonor of Aquitaine in Art: De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Queen Eleanor and the Fair Rosamund…
Director: Anthony Harvey Producer: Martin Poll Screenplay: James Goldman Based on: The Lion in Winter by James Goldman Genre: Biography | Drama | Historical Music: John Barry Country: United Kingdom Language: English Studio: Haworth Productions Release date: 1968 Running time: 134 minutes Peter O’Toole (1932-2013)…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) La regina Zenobia davanti all’imperatore Aureliano (Queen Zenobia before Emperor Aurelianus) c.1717 Oil on canvas, 250 x 500 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Episode from the history of the queen of Palmyra, which formed part of the…
Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Salomone e la regina di Saba (Solomon and the Queen of Sheba) c.1555 Oil on canvas, 58 x 205 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid This is one of seven canvases (P00386, P00388, P00389, P00393, P00394, P00395, P00396)…
(1837–1898) Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Herzogin in Bayern Empress consort of Austria (1854-1898) Queen consort of Hungary (1854-1898) Queen consort of Croatia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Bohemia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Lombardy-Venetia (1854-1866) Filmography: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut…
Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra (The Death of Cleopatra) c.1661–1662 Oil on canvas, 140 x 159.3 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Compare: Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) La Morte di Cleopatra c.1645–1655 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra…
Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Oil on canvas, 184 x 98 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Born as princess of Aragon in 1271, the daughter of Peter III “the Great” and grand-daughter of James I “the…
Guercino (1591-1666) Semiramide chiamata alle armi (Semiramis called to Arms) 1645 Oil on canvas, 130 x 152 cm Private collection
Guercino (1591-1666) Semiramide riceve la notizia della rivolta di Babilonia (Semiramis Receiving Word of the Revolt of Babylon) 1624 Oil on canvas, 112.4 x 154.6 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(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 (?)…