Guercino (1591-1666) Suicidio di Cleopatra (Suicide of Cleopatra) c.1621 Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 93.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Guercino gained the attention of influential patrons with his vigorous naturalism, flickering light effects, and grace of expression. He was…
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 Interrupted at her toilette by news of a revolt,…
(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 (?)…
Madrazo y Kuntz, Luis de (1825-1897) Isabel la Católica c.1848 Oil on canvas, 225 x 140.8 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The Chronological Series of the Kings of Spain was a museum project planned in 1847 by José de Madrazo to adorn…
(1485–1536) Queen consort of England (1509–1533) Lady of Ireland (1509–1533) Catherine of Aragon 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: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson…
(c.1507–1536) Queen consort of England (1533–1536) Lady of Ireland (1533–1536) Anne Boleyn in Film: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold…
(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 Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born December 26 1771 Marseille (France) Died April 7 1845 Firenze (Italia) Buried Basilica di Santa Croce…
(1777–1860) Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary Queen Desideria Queen consort of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Désirée Clary in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born November 8 1777 Marseille (France) Died December 17 1860 Stockholm (Sweden) Husband Charles XIV John…
Abercromby, Julia (1840-1915) Queen Victoria (after Heinrich von Angeli) 1883 Watercolour, 145.7 x 97.8 cm National Portrait Gallery, London See also: • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)