#antonio maria

[laclefdescoeurs]

Fleurs de Jerico, 1900, Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa

[city-of-ladies]

"I learn that the orphanage was created in part because illegitimate babies were being drowned in the Venetian canals. I learn that the girls of the the Ospedale della Pietà were allowed to play instruments usually reserved for men; that they earned money for their performances and rubbed shoulders with kings and queens. “What makes the Pietà so famous,” wrote the Prince of Saxony, Frederick Christian, after seeing them play in 1704, “is not just that all of the instrumentalists are truly excellent musicians, but … that all of the instruments are being played by females without any males in the ensemble at all.”

I discover that Vivaldi spent almost his entire career working at the Pietà and composed most of his pieces while there. But of the hundreds of girls and women who studied there, one name keeps rising to the surface: Anna Maria della Pietà. A prodigy violinist, she was Vivaldi’s favourite student. He composed many pieces just for her. It was in this experimental environment, with a plethora of talented female musicians to test ideas with, and Anna Maria by his side, that Vivaldi was able to perfect a whole new form of music: the concerto, most famously realised in his Four Seasons. 

I learn that several of the orphans at the Pietà were composers in their own right, in addition to many being copyists. In the study Women and Music, researchers Yves Bessieres and Patricia Niedzwiecki describe the Pietà as a “nursery for the virtuosos who provided Vivaldi with his ‘musical material’”. They cite a letter from a Pietà student called Lavinia and write, “[Lavinia’s] cantatas, concertos and various works had to be composed in secret and in imitation of Vivaldi’s style.” But Lavinia wanted to compose her own pieces too. “The music of others is like words addressed to me; I must answer and hear the sound of my own voice,” Lavinia wrote. “And the more I hear that voice, the more I realise that the songs and sounds which are mine are different … Woe betide me should they find out.”

I speak with another scholar, Vanessa Tonelli, a leading expert on the female musicians of Venice. Is it possible that these girls helped Vivaldi compose his works? “Anna Maria certainly designed her own solo cadenzas for Vivaldi’s concertos,” she tells me. She explains that some partbooks that belonged to the girl musicians still exist, and that there are examples within these of notes and solo lines scribbled into the margins. “Musicians often improvised cadenzas, ornamentations, and other solo lines, and they occasionally jotted down their ideas for these improvisations.”"

[formulaireone]

crazy mexican dictator meets his idol who he has been obsessed with for more than half his life… basically

(ignore how antonio literally looks different EVERY TIME i draw him LOL hehe)

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Antonio María Esquivel y Suárez de Urbina (Spanish, 1806-1857) Portrait of young Carlos Pomar Margrand, 1851 Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla

[diioonysus]

men's fashion + art

[ultimateanna]

Ada?!

[snackara]

The Prince and The Star (Wish AU Concept/Teaser?)

(image credit: cj.doodles)

Antonio sighed , dangling his legs over the tree branch. “This isn’t right, Felipe. My mother is taking people’s spark- a part of their soul for crying out loud- and they don’t even know it. And I’m doing nothing about it!” He rested his chin in his hands and huffed. “Not that I probably could do anything to stop her…”

Felipe bleated and nudged Antonio, rubbing his head against his side. Antonio reached out and gently scratched him behind the ear. He looked up at the starry sky, and a thought popped into his mind. He remembered when he was younger, Abuelo had talked about people and the stars being connected. He couldn’t remember the much of what he talked about. He remembered one story however. Once, a peasant girl had made a wish upon a star and the star had come down to help her and her kingdom from danger. His mother had always despised the story, and told Antonio it was complete nonsense. It did sound very far-fetched to him. But he was desperate for help and answers. And maybe…just maybe…

Antonio took a deep breath and stood up, looking up at the sky. He scanned the stars and settled his gaze on a dimmer one to the north. He clasped his hands together and closed his eyes tight. “I wish…I wish for all the people of Navarra to have their sparks back, and for my mother- Queen Maria- to stop using dark sorcery.” He slowly and opened his eyes. The night remained still and silent, apart from a few distant crickets. He sighed and glanced down at Felipe “I knew this was a stupid idea-“

Just then a bright light filled the entire sky, making Antonio shield his eyes from the glare. A strange rumbling filled the air, and Antonio could swear he felt something rush past him. The light dimmed and Antonio looked back up at the star he had wished on, only to find it gone. “What- what was that?” He half-said, half-shouted. He trembled and took a few deep breaths, hoping to calm his nerves. “We should probably head home. Before mother realizes I’m gone and gets mad.”

Felipe bleated excitedly and bucked, running off towards the woods. “Hey! Wait!” Antonio quickly ran after his pet, weaving through trees and bushes as he tried to catch up to the kid. When he finally did, he found Felipe staring at a pile of clothes that had been knocked out of a basket. He panted as he slowly approached the goat. “What has gotten into you buddy?” He was about to grab the young goat when he saw the clothes shake. A little at first, then more and more. Slowly he approached the pile of clothes and lifted it up. He expected to see a rabbit or a raccoon under it all, ready to dash away at the first sight of him. But that’s now what he found at all. He found a girl.

(Apologies if this sounds bad, I sort of got a random itch to write this and caved in, so it’s very first -drafty)

[darkfictionjude]

How does MC’s parent treat Luce depending which gender they are?

Treats Luce less patronizing if they are cis male, treats them like a little princess if they are cis female, treats them as best they can with their gender if they are trans but they trip up constantly

[tina-aumont]

Il Ladro di Venezia, 1950

"Il Ladro di Venezia" is a 1950 Italian film directed by John Brahm. The US title was "The Thief of Venice".

It was released in the US two years after being made.

Plot (it may contain spoilers)

In 1575 Venice, the Doge has just died and Scarpa the Grand Inquisitor leads a plot to seize control of Venice.

Disani, a popular admiral works to stop the Grand Inquisitor's power grab with the help of Lorenzo, one of his officers. They manage to get back to Venice in record time by promising the galley slaves their freedom. When they arrive back Disani is killed and Lorenzo goes into hiding.

Lorenzo continues the fight against Scarpa, who plans to marry Disani's daughter Francesca. Lorenzo and Francesca fall in love even though Lorenzo is also loved by tavern girl Tina.

Lorenzo's rebellion against Scarpa is successful.

Cast

Maria Montez - Tina

Paul Christian - Alfiere Lorenzo Contarini

Massimo Serato - Scarpa the Inquisitor

Faye Marlowe - Francesca Disani

Aldo Silvani - Capt. von Sturm

Luigi Saltamerenda - Alfredo

Guido Celano - Polo

Umberto Sacripante - Durro

Camillo Pilotto - Adm. Disani

Ferdinando Tamberlani - Lombardi

Liana Del Balzo - Duenna

Paolo Stoppa - Marco

Mario Tosi - Mario

Vinicio Sofia - Grazzi

Leonardo Scavino - Sharp Eye

Shooting

Filming started November 1949 and went until February. Then it resumed in June. The movie was shot on location in Italy with studio work done at Scalera Studios. Filming finished by March 1950.

While filming a scene in the canal, Maria Montez almost drown herself, that's why when the filming ended, she decided to write her will.

It was released in Rome on the 22nd December 1950 and Maria's character was highly praised by the press & critics.

Here you can watch part 1, part 2, part 3 & part 4

Scans from "María Montez: La Reina del Technicolor", book written by Antonio Pérez Arnay & ebay.

[dailywec]

Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina & Nicklas Nielsen of Ferrari AF Corse during WEC’s 2024 24H of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe by Paulo Maria / DPPI / Michelin

[indoodlingmadness]

Antonio in drag in his , and of course, Angel many decades later. Everything changes, but some things stay the same. From the Losers Diary AU at this point it feels like I'm the only one still heavily invested in this lol. I had a lot of fun with the dresses. Still I prefer Angel in suits, but he looks gorgeous either way. I am outlining a fanfic guys, it will be a thing! I'm just slow, and I don't wanna post a chapter and then leave it hanging for months

[underrtheskinn]

Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

[didanagy]

The 13th Warrior (1999)

dir. john mctiernan

[formulaireone]

english: What’s so great about dumb, ol’ Texas?

I bet you Antonio probably comforted himself to sleep saying this to himself when he lost 😭🙏

[thesunshinemaria]

lol oops ❤️

The new FIFA stickerbook has such great photo's. Everyone is absolutely glowing with personality 🎃

[europeansculpture]

Antonio Maria Morera (1888-1964) - La Primavera