Cap. 11: Tamara (4) Probabilmente il marito sa che gli uomini (o le donne) che Tamara ritrae ne diventano in genere amanti e forse è per questo le spedì alcuni messaggi pregandola di tornare a casa.So che nel 1925, per esempio era andata a trovare a Torino il marchese Sommi Picenardi, che aveva ritratto in… Read More Le donne del mio Vate – ☾LXXVIII☽🖋️
➡️Part 1➡️Part 2 In 1780, when she was fifteen, Amy or Emy Lyon met twenty-six-year old Sir Harry Fetherstonhaugh, a good friend of the Prince of Wales (later King George IV), who hired her to entertain his guests at the many parties he hosted at his country house. Here she had her own suite of… Read More Lady Hamilton’s Youth (Part 3)
In 1562, Elizabeth I contracted smallpox which left her face pockmarked (see here). Since the queen had always been proud of her beauty, she feared this would spoil her image, showing a flawlessly fair skin, the typical look of the upper class, nobility and earthly perfection.Since she was aware that as the queen, she couldn’t… Read More Queen Elizabeth I & Venetian Ceruse (part 2)
Natalie Merchant provided the song Ophelia (see here) with a ”companion film” directed by Mark Seliger and Fred Woodward . It is a conceptual short film, a journey through the different characters she brings to life. She plays the various Ophelias portrayed in the song, those women who had the courage to question the patriarchal… Read More Natalie Merchant – Ophelia (Characters) 🎥
Natalie Merchant (born 26 October 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In this song she imagines many Ophelias living varied lives throughout history, even though the song really has nothing to do with Shakespeare’s heroine other than the sadness the name evokes. All of those women are portrayed in various times, with very dissimilar… Read More Ophelia 🎶
Lucrezia Borgia was born on April 18, 1480, in Subiaco, near Rome. She was the illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, who ruled as Pope Alexander VI from 1492 to 1503 and whose family became known for their crimes and debauchery She could speak and write several languages, among which Italian, French, Latin, and… Read More 18 April – A Famous Birthday: LUCREZIA BORGIA
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