Tag: Venezia

Approach to Venice (1844)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Approach to Venice 1844 Oil on canvas, 62 x 94 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington When Approach to Venice was first exhibited in 1844, Joseph Mallord William Turner quoted Lord Byron in the catalog…

La Tempesta (c.1503-1509)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) La Tempesta (The Tempest) c.1503–1509 Oil on canvas, 73 x 82 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia Attested as part of Gabriele Vendramin’s collection by Marcantonio Michiel in 1530 and later in the sixteenth and seventeenth-century family inventories, The Tempest…

Terence Hill

(1939) Mario Girotti Filmography as Actor: Il Gattopardo 1963 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale   Born March 29 1939 Venezia (Italia) Occupation Actor Film director Producer Occupation Screenwriter Writer Awards David di Donatello

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

(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) Elisabeth in Film: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti…

Richard Wagner

(1813–1883) Wilhelm Richard Wagner Works: • Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung) (1869) • Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) (1843) • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) (1868) • Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) (1870) • Götterdämmerung…

Morte a Venezia (1971)

English title: Death in Venice Director: Luchino Visconti Producer: Luchino Visconti Screenplay: Luchino Visconti, Nicola Badalucco Based on: Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice) by Thomas Mann Genre: Drama Music: Gustav Mahler Country: Italia, France Language: Italian, French, English,…

Piazza San Marco (1742-1744)

Canaletto (1697-1768) Piazza San Marco (The Square of Saint Mark’s, Venice) 1742–1744 Oil on canvas, 114.6 x 153 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Dozens of men with several women and a few children gather in pairs or small groups…

Piazza San Marco, Venezia (1730-1734)

Canaletto (1697-1768) Piazza San Marco, Venezia (Piazza San Marco, Venice) c.1730–1734 Oil on canvas, 76.2 x 118.8 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Canaletto, celebrated for his views of Venice (vedute), depicts the city’s principal square of San Marco, which was…

Canal Grande e Santa Maria della Salute (c.1730)

Canaletto (1697-1768) Canal Grande e Santa Maria della Salute (Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice) c.1730 Oil on canvas, 49.53 x 73.66 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Painted views of towns and landscapes were enormously popular in the 18th…