The film is set during the days of the capture of Rome, an event that marked the Italian unification and the end of the Papal States and of the temporal power of the Popes. Released: 1980 Directed by: Luigi Magni As White As the Heart, As Red As the Lips As White As the Heart,...
phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close ...
In the time since I’ve last posted, I’ve finished off exam week (three exams in one day, woo!), finished off graduate school in Paris, and moved out of France. I’m now in the middle of visiting family in Spain. That is, until Friday (it’s Wednesday evening now), when I wi...
In its long life as a ruin — going on 1,500 years, or three times as long as it was actually used — the Colosseum has suffered through many “restorations”. It has been struck by earthquakes, fires, vegetation, and various actions in which popes and noblemen removed itsinnards(内部结...
Joining Oldman is a decorated ensemble cast including Academy Award nominee Kristin Scott Thomas ("Darkest Hour"), Academy Award nominee Jonathan Pryce ("The Two Popes"), BAFTA Scotland Award winner Jack Lowden ("Dunkirk"), and Olivia Cooke ("Sound of Metal"). Slow Horses on Apple TV+ ...
since 2003. This makes her well suited to introduce foreigners to the stunning landscapes and ancient sites of Central Asia, including all five “Stans.” She started out as an interpreter and guide for journalists, diplomats, and heads of state visiting Uzbekistan. Her personal contacts at ...
The building was built as a personal chapel for the pope. It has been used for that purpose ever since. A lot of popes have prayed there! New Popes are chosen in the Sistine Chapel The Papal Conclave decides who will be the next pope. They meet beneath Michelangelo’s extraordinary art ...
These popes have since customarily been renumbered XV to XIX, but John XXI and John XXII continue to bear numbers that they themselves formally adopted on the assumption that there had indeed been 20 Johns before them. In current numbering there thus exists no pope by the name of John XX...
Set on the banks of the Rhône River, the city also harbors a robust contemporary arts scene. Read more Avignon Avignon charms visitors with its ancient streets, restored medieval ramparts and the immense Gothic architecture of the Palais des Papes (Palace of Popes—the papacy was based here ...
Particular highlights include Palace of the Popes at Avignon, the Roman amphitheatre at Arles and the craft center of Les Baux. Read more Aix-en-Provence Aix, a graceful, lively city, is known for its thermal hot springs, art schools and universities. Wander the Cours, old town and ...