| 单词 | Visconti |
| 例句 | Such a pair were once sent with bulls to excommunicate Barnabas Visconti, but Barnabas only made them eat their bulls—parchment, ribbons, leaden seals and all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It also helps a prince a great deal to show himself to be extraordinary in dealing with internal affairs, as in the reports about Messer Bernabo Visconti of Milan. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He played a hotel page in the segment directed by Mr. Visconti. Helmut Berger, Actor Known for His Work With Visconti, Dies at 78 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z Much later, when studying theatre design, I discovered his work in other films by Luchino Visconti: The Leopard, L'Innocente and Ludwig – again, all exquisite and sumptuous. The artists' artist: costume designers ? in pictures 2011-08-17T23:01:00Z Once in a while, there was a snippet of a film, which was frustrating, especially when Mr. Gilbert conducted Rota’s waltz music for the great Visconti film “The Leopard.” New York Philharmonic Begins Season at the Movies 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Granger needed to get out of his contract and was happy when he was loaned out by Goldwyn to star in Visconti's Senso. Farley Granger obituary 2011-03-29T11:59:19Z It is in scenes like this that Visconti is at his most brazenly queer. Visconti’s Operatic Autopsy of German History, Restored Anew 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Bowie sounds refreshed, happy to be working at his own pace, and Visconti is one of his best collaborators. Review: David Bowie's 'The Next Day' 2013-03-11T13:53:29Z “Visconti and Fellini are filmmakers whose impact on cinema has been enormous, and both these films are as powerful today as when they were first released,” said Mr. Scorsese. Fashion Films Become the Hottest New Accessories 2010-05-17T10:55:00Z Producer Tony Visconti explains that this album is his “parting gift” to his fans. David Bowie’s Legacy: Here’s what he left us 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z That happened with a group of 14 adults in France, known as the Visconti cohort. Teenager infected with HIV before birth healthy after 12 years without treatment 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z In “The Leopard” Visconti achieves a near-perfect balance of personal drama and historical perspective. DVDs: Visconti?s ?Leopard? ? After the Prince, the Deluge 2010-06-26T02:45:00Z Tony Visconti, a New Utrecht alumnus and a music producer who worked frequently with David Bowie, was the musical director of “Juniors de Paris,” the revue produced by Mr. Geffen. Brooklyn’s David Geffen Comes Home, With Cash to Spare 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Despite this he never worked again in anything comparable to Visconti's masterpiece. Farley Granger obituary 2011-03-29T11:59:19Z Visconti was sent 27 demos and chose 14, with the intent of pushing the band beyond its previous limits. Capsula's Bowie obsession pays off 2013-10-31T14:12:32Z I had gone to film school, I had studied Godard, Truffaut, Visconti and Fellini, and I had stars in my eyes. Harvey Weinstein Remembers Gabriel García Márquez 2014-04-23T14:38:13Z After a short-lived acting career, Zeffirelli worked with Luchino Visconti’s theatrical company in Rome, where he showed a flair for dramatic staging in “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Troilus and Cressida.” “Romeo and Juliet” director Franco Zeffirelli dies at 96 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z The house band for both shows will consist of longtime Bowie collaborators: the producer Tony Visconti and drummer Woody Woodmansey, both of whom were original members of Mr. Bowie’s Spiders From Mars. Bowie Tribute Concert to Have a Second Night, at Radio City 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z At the last minute, he decided to use Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 — the one inextricably linked to Visconti’s film “Death in Venice” — instead. The Brilliant Alchemy of Rick Owens 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z But also the films of Luchino Visconti, he says. Review: ‘The Gospel According to André’ Barely Scratches the Surface 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The director Luchino Visconti was quoted as saying that “she has that mysterious quality which I call charm, namely beauty plus intelligence.” Laura Antonelli, Leading Italian Actress, Dies at 73 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The setting looks like a black-and-white film of the Visconti/De Sica era. L.A. Opera opens 30th season with Plácido Domingo staying busy 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Gordon’s “Clouded Yellow” was unusually bright and airy; in “Love Bleeds Radiant,” by Dan Visconti, a sentimental theme purred through recorded crackle and explosive outbursts to a peaceful resolution. Music Review: A Quartet Mixes It Up With Younger Voices 2010-10-11T22:00:00Z But the expected, obvious period iconography — deployed so lavishly in Visconti’s movie — is used sparingly here. Review: In ‘The Damned,’ Ivo van Hove Finds the Mortal Chill in a Nazi Fire 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Osanna Visconti designed an elaborate bronze screen and paired her signature bronze with Venetian glass for a collection of bowls. Martina Mondadori and 1stdibs Open Cabana, a Pop-Up Decor Destination at MiArt in Milan 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Berger said that working with Mr. Visconti was like being onstage. Helmut Berger, Actor Known for His Work With Visconti, Dies at 78 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The revered Italian director Luchino Visconti was openly gay yet devoutly Catholic, ostensibly Communist yet unyieldingly aristocratic. Visconti’s Operatic Autopsy of German History, Restored Anew 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Steering clear of visual metaphor, Visconti focuses on atmosphere and quasi-documentary detail. ‘The Stranger,’ Made All the More So in the Person of Mastroianni 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The inspiration came from Luchino Visconti’s “Death in Venice”: In the Italian director’s historical drama, an aging composer played by Dirk Bogarde colors his hair and wears makeup to appear younger. What Do ‘Candyman’ and ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’ Have in Common? A Director Explains. 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Visconti films both the battle and the ball from a distanced, lofty position, looking down on the action from an elevated point of view, gathering vast numbers of extras into his wide-angle images. DVDs: Visconti?s ?Leopard? ? After the Prince, the Deluge 2010-06-26T02:45:00Z Visconti, the subject of a comprehensive retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center starting Friday, was more sensationalist than scholar. How Luchino Visconti Made History Sing 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Having appeared in Luchino Visconti films, she struggled financially and was jailed for stealing a friend's jewellery. The Art of Joy: one woman's sexual adventures 2013-06-28T14:33:00Z The band recorded in an isolated studio in Kentucky, where they lived for two weeks with Visconti. Capsula's Bowie obsession pays off 2013-10-31T14:12:32Z Visconti took advantage of the break to go outside with his girlfriend. Rivers of babble on: how word became the servant to music 2013-06-28T17:59:00Z Mr. Visconti echoed that sentiment, adding that jazz musicians pushing toward rock produce a different energy than rock musicians stretching toward jazz. On David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar,’ Turning to Jazz for Inspiration 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z And where Visconti’s film always teeters on the brink of spectacular camp, Mr. van Hove’s production pulls back for a more clinical view. Review: In ‘The Damned,’ Ivo van Hove Finds the Mortal Chill in a Nazi Fire 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z “The Stranger” à la Visconti, however, is far from film noir. ‘The Stranger,’ Made All the More So in the Person of Mastroianni 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Tenn has been tasked with writing English dialogue for Luchino Visconti’s new film. Review | The tortured love life of Tennessee Williams, as seen through a novelist’s eye 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Bowie, with Visconti once again at his side, is even better on “The Next Day,” in part because the incubation period was longer. Album review: David Bowie, 'The Next Day' 2013-03-07T17:26:00Z “That may be an entrance door for a large audience,” Mr. Visconti said. Art Biennials Were Testing Grounds. Now They Are Being Tested. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z I can imagine Herbie Hancock making a record with this, or a producer such as Tony Visconti, "always first on the line" with innovations. The must-have piano? 2013-03-10T19:30:03Z But he again paid homage to the city in his acclaimed 2013 comeback album "The Next Day", produced like the Berlin trilogy by Toni Visconti. Berlin exhibition tells story of Bowie's 'Heroes' years 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Visconti and Escovedo put a shimmy in the step of the title track and “Party People,” accent the big beat of “Headstrong Crazy Fools,” and undergird “Common Mistake” with sly syncopations. Album review: Alejandro Escovedo, 'Big Station' 2012-06-04T21:25:00Z Mr. Visconti was also a producer and performer on Mr. Bowie's last studio album, "Reality," which was released in 2003 -- antediluvian times on the David Bowie scale. ArtsBeat: Hang On to Yourself: New Album Coming From David Bowie 2013-01-08T14:02:10Z Bowie asked Visconti to leave him alone in the studio so that he could sort out some lyrics. Rivers of babble on: how word became the servant to music 2013-06-28T17:59:00Z On the evidence of Where Are We Now?, the music on The Next Day has almost nothing in common with the stuff he and its producer Tony Visconti recorded 36 years ago. David Bowie is back – with a 'beautiful, elegiac ballad' 2013-01-08T12:22:26Z São Paulo is far ahead of other Brazilian states in coronavirus cases, and Mr. Visconti acknowledged that prospects for the Bienal were fluid. Art Biennials Were Testing Grounds. Now They Are Being Tested. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “Francisca” is both classical and postmodern, a cross between a lush Visconti period piece and the stylized expressionism of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.” A Postmodern Period Piece From a Cinema Titan 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z He often wears shades to obscure the eyes Visconti once rhapsodized over. ‘The Most Beautiful Boy in the World’ Review: A Cautionary Tale 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z In a recent interview, Tony Visconti, best known as David Bowie’s producer/manager, suggested that her voice was manipulated with technology for radio. Do’s and don’ts for your next Adele concert 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Future projects include a stage adaptation of another Visconti movie, "Obsession," starring Jude Law, which will be a coproduction with London's Barbican Centre. Ivo van Hove brings his stripped-down 'View From the Bridge' to Los Angeles 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z He wouldn’t let me work with any other director”—not Zeffirelli, Fellini, Visconti, or De Sica. Ingrid Bergman, As Time Goes By 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z It is a stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s notorious 1969 film, which portrayed the death throes of a family steel dynasty during the early days of the Nazis. Review: In ‘The Damned,’ Ivo van Hove Finds the Mortal Chill in a Nazi Fire 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z "We never spent more than two to three weeks at a time recording," Visconti told BBC News. David Bowie's producer says new record is 'quite a rock album' 2013-01-09T10:34:35Z This is a visual medium, after all, and in the tradition of Visconti and Sirk, Guadagnino expertly throws in everything he's got. Capsule reviews: `Knight and Day' and others 2010-06-24T20:48:00Z It was the first sign of his 24th studio album, recorded in secret over two years with long-time producer Tony Visconti. Mercury Prize 2013: The nominees 2013-09-11T17:04:21Z Her first stage appearance was in 1955 with other graduating ballet students at the close of a staging of Bellini’s “La sonnambula” conducted by Leonard Bernstein, directed by Luchino Visconti and starting Maria Callas. Italy’s Carla Fracci, La Scala prima ballerina, dies at 84 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z He soon moved into theater work and then the movies, apprenticing under filmmaker Luchino Visconti as an assistant director and writer. Francesco Rosi, acclaimed Italian film director and writer, dies at 92 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z “Working with Visconti was a unique thing,” he recalled, “and that was a difficult role.” Farley Granger, Screen Idol of the 1950s, Dies at 85 2011-03-29T15:27:56Z “I remember when I was 11 and I first saw Visconti’s ‘The Leopard’,” he said, referring to the 1963 film by the neorealist director Luchino Visconti about Sicily’s decadent 19th-century aristocracy. Christian Lacroix Puts Opulence into a ‘Midsummer Night’s’ Ballet 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z The record, produced by long-term collaborator Tony Visconti and written by Bowie, was recorded in New York, Columbia said. David Bowie to release new album, with surprise single out now 2013-01-08T06:58:00Z Upon close examination of the space, which seems to belong to an Ingmar Bergman or Luchino Visconti film set, visitors find clues about Swann’s melancholic past through his personal items. Elmgreen and Dragset Transform Galerie Perrotin into a Domestic Interior 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The remastered “Low” has a bigger, rougher bass, and Mr. Visconti made a purist’s choice not to use digital noise reduction against analog tape hiss, as previous reissues have. The Year in Boxed Sets, From David Bowie to Weird Al 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z “We all knew that we were supposed to travel less,” said Mr. Visconti, in São Paulo. Art Biennials Were Testing Grounds. Now They Are Being Tested. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Even among Visconti’s meticulous works, this is a film that stands out for its careful, systematic use of color and texture, elements that come to the forefront in the new disc. DVDs: Visconti?s ?Leopard? ? After the Prince, the Deluge 2010-06-26T02:45:00Z Producer Tony Visconti told Rolling Stone that Bowie did write and demo at least five songs that were meant to be released after his album. How death brought David Bowie a career breakthrough 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Visconti originally planned to set it in independent Algeria, a transposition vetoed by Camus’s widow, Francine Camus. ‘The Stranger,’ Made All the More So in the Person of Mastroianni 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Visconti seemed an inappropriate choice to direct Camus’s laconic classic. ‘The Stranger,’ Made All the More So in the Person of Mastroianni 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The catalog’s author, Pietro Ercole Visconti, described the sculptures as “an immense treasure of erudition and art, amassed in silence over the course of many, many years.” A Storied Collection of Ancient Sculpture Will Finally See the Light 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z “His death was no different from his life – a work of Art,” explained Bowie’s producer Tony Visconti, in tribute. How David Bowie Told Us He Was Dying in the 'Lazarus' Video 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The Next Day is a mixture of "classic Bowie" and "innovative Bowie", Visconti promised, made by an artist who is both happy and in good health. David Bowie's producer says new record is 'quite a rock album' 2013-01-09T10:34:35Z Critics rushed to sound off on the new song, which references the German city of Berlin, where Bowie and Visconti produced three classic albums — Low, Heroes and Lodger — in the 1970s. David Bowie Releases First Song in 10 Years 2013-01-08T14:23:42Z I would love to get Visconti’s ascot, and I’ve been trying for years to get Brigid Berlin to give me a prescription bottle of Obetrol, Andy Warhol’s diet pills. Styles Q & A: John Waters Offers Season’s Greeting With a Wink 2013-12-06T23:52:50Z Despite its wistful lead single, 's surprise new record is "quite a rock album", his producer Tony Visconti said on Tuesday. David Bowie's producer says new record is 'quite a rock album' 2013-01-09T10:34:35Z Another Scorsese favorite, Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard,” set in Sicily around 1860, provides the visual template for one of Daniel Day-Lewis’s entrances, a low-angle shot in which fireworks explode behind him. A Guide to Watching Scorsese Movies Like an Insider 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z San Teodoro is owned by the Visconti clan, the noble family that dominated northern Italy in the Middle Ages and whose members include the acclaimed filmmaker Luchino Visconti. Discovering the Ruins of Italy’s Ionian Coast 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z He is curious to see the Homo Sapiens Evolution, by the Italian brand Visconti. Let the Fountain Pens Flow! 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Many of the projects, such as the Orsini on North Figueroa and the Visconti on West Third Street, are clustered around the downtown intersections of the 101 and the 110 freeways. Why the Da Vinci fire has L.A. urbanists rethinking downtown's future 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Visconti’s film is primarily nocturnal, or shot in rooms with closed curtains and, in one case, an artificial grotto inspired by the “Tannhäuser” Venusberg. Visconti’s Operatic Autopsy of German History, Restored Anew 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z And, he added, film scripts often dealt with themes he couldn’t find in theater texts: “Visconti’s ‘Rocco and his Brothers,’ which I did a few years ago, is a fabulous script about immigration and integration. Coming Soon to a Stage Near You: Yesteryear’s Movies 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Visconti, his frequent collaborator who produced that period, was back. David Bowie Challenges Listeners on The Next Day 2013-03-11T15:50:39Z In the opening scene of Visconti’s classic movie “Rocco and His Brothers,” the Parondis come from the south to seek a new life in Milan. | Miuccia Prada’s Circle of Influence 2013-05-27T13:00:48Z Instead, Visconti constructed a fictional story, using real people and locations, about the attempted rise and bitter fall of ’Ntoni Valastra and his family. How Luchino Visconti Made History Sing 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s beauty I want, and the meeting here of arguably the three greatest rock music minds of their time — Bowie, Brian Eno and Tony Visconti — delivers a beauty I had never heard before. “Low”: Bowie’s crowning moment 2012-06-16T15:00:00Z At the gala Monday night, the opulence of guests’ dresses was reminiscent of the ballroom scene from the Visconti film “The Leopard.” | Remembering Charles James 2014-05-10T00:18:59Z But for decorators, its appeal seems to lie in the way Mr. Visconti uses a painterly approach to costume and set design to tell an epic story. | TV: ?The Leopard? and Its Lush Interiors 2011-08-24T22:41:39Z Tosi, the prolific Italian costume designer who worked with the director Luchino Visconti in films like "The Leopard," was not able to travel from his home in Italy. Angelina Jolie receives humanitarian award from Academy 2013-11-17T09:49:44Z Yet his “gift,” as Visconti so perfectly put it, was as generous as what we received from Oliver Sacks and “Tuesdays With Morrie.” David Bowie and the sad, inspiring history of making art while dying 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z By then, Mr. Berger and Mr. Visconti had been living together for some time. Helmut Berger, Actor Known for His Work With Visconti, Dies at 78 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z “He’s revealed plenty in past interviews, but I think his life now is about his art,” Visconti told Rolling Stone. A David Bowie for every mood: From “Space Oddity” to his farewell “Blackstar,” Bowie’s shape-shifting always felt right 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “We were like the Beatles of New Utrecht,” Mr. Visconti said. Brooklyn’s David Geffen Comes Home, With Cash to Spare 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z A contemporary descendant of the lush, operatic films of Luchino Visconti, it observes the familial rites of the Recchis, a wealthy Milanese clan whose fortune is built on textiles. Film: New Directors/New Films Offers ?I Am Love? 2010-03-30T21:33:00Z The producer Tony Visconti, who honed ’s most durable albums, relies on the sinew of Mr. Escovedo and his band — two guitars, bass and drums — augmented with handclaps here, soul-style backup vocals there. Critics? Choice: New CDs: New music from Alejandro Escovedo, 3OH!3, Kylie Minogue 2010-07-04T21:55:00Z For all of his eloquence in staging these large scenes, Visconti can sometimes stumble into cliché in more intimate moments. DVDs: Visconti?s ?Leopard? ? After the Prince, the Deluge 2010-06-26T02:45:00Z The visionary director Ivo van Hove storms the armory with his adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s screenplay, performed by actors of the Comédie-Française. 12 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Among the Italian filmmakers who achieved international prominence in the decades after World War II, Luchino Visconti possessed perhaps the sharpest historical insight and the keenest literary appetite. How Luchino Visconti Made History Sing 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Early on, he had visited Visconti in his New York studio. A Filmmaker Explores David Bowie’s Life and Finds Clarity About His Own 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z There is something industrial about Prada’s headquarters, something that chimes with the outlying areas of Milan, the housing projects and factories shot by Visconti, whose films have long been a reference point for the designer. | Miuccia Prada’s Circle of Influence 2013-05-27T13:00:48Z Oakland manager Mark Kotsay was ejected in the fifth by first base umpire Jansen Visconti for arguing a check swing. Crawford homers, Kelenic drives in two to back Castillo’s win as Mariners beat A’s 7-2 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Nero’s “claim to be a great singer led him to perform in front of large audiences,” says Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, governor general of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, which owns the site. Ruins of Emperor Nero’s Theater Discovered near Vatican 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The governor general of the Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem, Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, confirmed during a news conference announcing the archaeological discovery that the incoming hotel chain was the Four Seasons. Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered under garden of future Four Seasons near Vatican 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z He scolded me, “No one truly serious about classical music is ever cynical about the Adagietto. Forget Visconti. Build your thing around the Five.” How Lydia Tár was waiting in a drawer to be brought to life 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Speaking via Zoom from his Los Angeles home, framed by a vintage poster of Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard,” the 53-year-old filmmaker says that he was obsessed with the re-creation of childhood detail. Why James Gray wanted to shoot his childhood memories 'like it's a ghost story' 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z After walking Eugenio Suarez with one out and getting noticeably irritated at home plate umpire Janson Visconti for not calling two pitches strikes — though they were balls — Valdez seemed to lose his focus and rhythm. Mariners drop Game 2 of ALDS to Yordan Alvarez, Astros 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “We may have been one of the only groups who finished the parade route,” Visconti said. Deadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z What are we to make of his comments about the preponderance of gay men who worked with Visconti on the “Death in Venice” shoot? Review: 'The Most Beautiful Boy in the World' remains an enigma in documentary 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z That is, until I realized how many people’s introduction to the piece was watching Luchino Visconti’s “Death in Venice.” How Lydia Tár was waiting in a drawer to be brought to life 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z When the Berlin Wall went up in 1961, he made a wall of oil barrels on the Rue Visconti in Paris, a first defiant public statement. Wrapped Arc de Triomphe is Christo’s fleeting gift to Paris 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The delay from home plate umpire Jansen Visconti left the fans standing in fretful anticipation. Mariners shut out Houston’s MLB-best offense again to claim series 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Visconti, too, made her way back up the hill, to the other end of Central Avenue, near the Shapiro family. Deadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z If anything, it may inspire film buffs to discover or revisit Visconti’s “Death of Venice,” see how “outré” the movie may seem by today’s standards, and learn more about the provocative and uncompromising auteur. Review: 'The Most Beautiful Boy in the World' remains an enigma in documentary 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z But when blocked home-plate umpire Jansen Visconti appealed to Hickox, he offered the second opinion that Ruf didn’t swing, allowing Ruf to walk to first and force in the tying run. Column: Dodgers' latest meltdown is a microcosm of everything that's gone wrong this season 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z In 1962, reacting to the building of the Berlin Wall, they blocked off the Rue Visconti in Paris with a pile of oil drums some 4m high. Christo, the artist who wrapped the world 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z “As far as the setup, it’s basically all the same,” Visconti said. 200-bed surge hospital nears opening in Atlanta exhibit hall 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z Parents and other attendees smiled and waved at that first group, while Visconti instructed younger kids to keep moving if they slowed or momentary veered off the designated route. Deadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The melody is beautiful, the arrangement – very Visconti strings over electronic beats – perfectly poised. David Bowie's 50 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z It was Visconti’s special gift to be able to evoke privileged, often decadent worlds of great luxury and elegance just at the moment of their disintegration. Review: Luchino Visconti's 'L'Innocente' is a luscious stab to the heart of the aristocracy 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Said producer Tony Visconti at the time: “His death was no different from his life — a work of art. He made ‘Blackstar’ for us, his parting gift.” Our 100 favorite pop culture moments of the millennium (so far) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Building resident Justin Visconti was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated animal cruelty. Police say man beat and bound cats, tossed them down chute 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Along the way, he discovered the image from Visconti’s epic poem which also features a young blonde woman holding a pair of scales. Italians laughed at Leonardo da Vinci, the ginger genius 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z Marco Visconti, a book trader and expert in the occult, said it was unlikely that any genuine occultists would have used such symbolism in these kinds of circumstances. East London churches targeted in 'satanic' arson attacks 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Their agony reflects the conventions and beliefs of their time and place, and for Visconti it is significant that they are members of that portion of Italian society most responsible for the rise of fascism. Review: Luchino Visconti's 'L'Innocente' is a luscious stab to the heart of the aristocracy 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Zeffirelli grew up mainly in Florence, amid the city’s Renaissance riches, and trained as an artist before being pulled into theater and then film by an early and influential mentor, Luchino Visconti. Franco Zeffirelli, master of grandeur in theater, film and opera, dies at 96 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z “Visconti was the only master on the set.” Classic Hollywood: Claudia Cardinale shares memories of working with Fellini, Visconti and Leone 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Added Visconti, “The lyrics came quicker for David this time.” Why composer Philip Glass viewed David Bowie's 'Lodger' with skepticism 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z He refused to attend kindergarten without red suspenders and blue suede bucks and later pored over Visconti films and fashion biographies. How Designer Wes Gordon is Reimagining Carolina Herrera for the Next Generation 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z There’s also a swimming pool and a cinema room with a curated DVD collection that includes titles by Fellini, Visconti and Bertolucci. Where to Stay (and What to Eat) in Matera, Italy 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z He met Visconti while working in Florence as a stagehand. Franco Zeffirelli, master of grandeur in theater, film and opera, dies at 96 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z “Federico Fellini wanted me to be blonde and Luchino Visconti, dark, like I am. Then, I had to change the color every two or three weeks.” Classic Hollywood: Claudia Cardinale shares memories of working with Fellini, Visconti and Leone 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z “As far as Mr. Quiros is concerned he’s interested in resolving everything,” attorney Melissa Visconti said. Ski resort owner will litigate damages, not contest charges 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z For their new album, the long-running California band didn’t hire a legendary rock producer like Robert “Mutt” Lange or Tony Visconti to add more hardened grit. California Sounds: Queens of the Stone Age, Chelsea Wolfe, Dream Syndicate and Shannon Lay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z When she was dreaming up her first Dior collection, she watched Visconti’s 1976 film L’Innocente and was charmed by the beautiful images of fencing. Maria Grazia Chiuri on fashion, feminism and Dior: ‘You must fight for your ideas’ 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The documentary will showcase rare archival Bowie images, recordings from the albums’ studio sessions and interviews with a number of Bowie’s closest late-in-life collaborators, including longtime producer Tony Visconti. HBO acquires 'David Bowie: The Last Five Years' 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But when Lancaster arrived on the set and began the scene, the actors and crew were transfixed by this “incredibly beautiful actor and Visconti fell completely under his aura.” Classic Hollywood: Claudia Cardinale shares memories of working with Fellini, Visconti and Leone 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Tony Visconti, Bowie’s producer, said McCaslin’s band “was told to do their ‘thing,’ and not think of it as a commercial rock record.” Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ a life-changing experience for jazzman 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z For now, he’s focused on other projects, including a stage version of Luchino Visconti’s “Obsession,” directed by Tony-winning Ivo van Hove, at the Barbican in London this spring. ‘The Young Pope,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and more ‘Star Wars’: 2017 Movie and Television Preview 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z “Looking back a year I realise I was so fortunate I was with my band when the news broke,” Visconti said. Tony Visconti on David Bowie: 'We are fortunate to have lived in the same time as him' 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z A week before he died, he called Tony Visconti and said he wanted to make the follow-up to Blackstar, and that he had already recorded five demos. David Bowie: What have we learned since his death? 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Cardinale noted that Fellini and Visconti were total opposites as directors. Classic Hollywood: Claudia Cardinale shares memories of working with Fellini, Visconti and Leone 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Visconti, who owned about 90% of the failed enterprise, was arrested in 2014 and charged with conspiracy, tax evasion and filing a false tax return. Former head of failed Hollywood payroll firm convicted of tax fraud 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “Working with Donny’s band in the studio was a dream,” said Visconti. Donny McCaslin on David Bowie: 'We had this amazing connection, then he was gone' 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z It was an article by Tony Visconti, the producer and longtime friend of David’s, chronicling Bowie’s last year. Michael Chiklis says David Bowie loved ‘The Shield’ 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z And in addition to those five aforementioned demos – which Visconti has said might make up the second disc of a Blackstar deluxe edition – there are still more outtakes from the record. David Bowie: What have we learned since his death? 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Bowie's producer Tony Visconti said it was "40 minutes of glorious funk". David Bowie's The Gouster released for first time in box set - BBC News 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z “You turn the radio on and it’s fluff, you are listening to 90% computerised voices,” Visconti told The Daily Star on 8 June. Tony Visconti apologises to Adele after suggesting her voice is manipulated 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Among his many projects will be directing Jude Law in “Obsessione,” based on the 1943 Luchino Visconti film inspired by James Cain’s “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” What's next for Tony winner Ivo van Hove? Maybe Hollywood! 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Given the narrowness with which Visconti seems to define both artistry and "success" in the music industry, it's possible "the next David Bowie" is already working and thriving somewhere outside of his field of view. David Bowie's producer is terrified by the music industry's "downward spiral" 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z David Bowie’s record producer Tony Visconti painted an apocalyptic portrait of today’s music industry in his keynote speech at South by Southwest on Thursday. SXSW Music: Tony Visconti paints bleak portrait of music business 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Writing in the sleeve notes, Visconti said Gouster was "a word unfamiliar to me, but David knew it as a type of dress code worn by African American teens in the '60s in Chicago". David Bowie's The Gouster released for first time in box set - BBC News 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z “This is a very adventurous record,” Visconti said in an interview. Esperanza Spalding takes new direction on new album 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z After his Tony win for “A View From the Bridge,” Van Hove was asked about his “obsession” with Visconti. What's next for Tony winner Ivo van Hove? Maybe Hollywood! 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Visconti started getting choked up as he read the story's final lines. David Bowie's producer is terrified by the music industry's "downward spiral" 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z In a rambling speech, Visconti said that today’s record labels were simply repeating the formulae of the past, with diminishing returns. SXSW Music: Tony Visconti paints bleak portrait of music business 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Not so coincidentally for an album that features performance art and new personas, "Emily" also features some production from David Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti, who turns up on half of the album's tracks. Why Esperanza Spalding's new album, 'Emily's D+Evolution,' deserves a long listen 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Visconti says that, like Bowie, Spalding is an artist willing to “break the mold all the time” rather than rest on past successes. Esperanza Spalding takes new direction on new album 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z “Visconti, like Miller, is one of the great artists of the 20th century, and their work is resonant in their times and in our times.” What's next for Tony winner Ivo van Hove? Maybe Hollywood! 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z "We were kin. We were brothers," said Visconti. David Bowie's producer is terrified by the music industry's "downward spiral" 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Visconti concluded that the music industry needed to be more adventurous when looking for new artists. SXSW Music: Tony Visconti paints bleak portrait of music business 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z From the control room, Bowie and his producer, Tony Visconti, could see over the Wall to the Red Guards in their gun turrets, who stared back through binoculars. From Berlin's warehouses to London's estates: how cities shape music scenes 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z She was seeing Tony Visconti, who was working with T Rex at the time. 'Wherever one went with him, there was a seismic shift': the readers who met David Bowie 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z "His death was no different from his life — a work of art," hinted producer Tony Visconti. David Bowie's Blackstar hits No. 1 on Billboard chart 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The last time I saw him was at Tony Visconti’s birthday party. David Bowie, as remembered by… 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Visconti also shared his memories of the music scene of the 60s and 70s, including his early work with David Bowie. SXSW Music: Tony Visconti paints bleak portrait of music business 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z When Visconti returned to Hansa last year, he described how the city can be heard in those recordings. From Berlin's warehouses to London's estates: how cities shape music scenes 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem came in to add synths and percussion and the tracks were finished off in Visconti’s own studio in April. David Bowie's last days: an 18-month burst of creativity 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Visconti will be one of the musicians performing at a memorial concert for Bowie at New York's Carnegie Hall in March. David Bowie to have 'private ceremony' - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The show, planned before Bowie’s death, was originally scheduled as a tribute with performances of the singer’s hit songs by Visconti, Cyndi Lauper, and The Roots among others. David Bowie's body cremated in New York ceremony, say reports 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Before the show, Visconti told fans that Monday, when he had learned of Bowie's death, had been one of the worst days of his life. David Bowie producer Tony Visconti performs tribute concert - BBC News 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Visconti rigged up three microphones with electronic “gates”. Bowie in Berlin: 'He drove round the car park at 70mph screaming that he wanted to end it all' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Visconti, who produced the album over the first few months of 2015, told Rolling Stone that Bowie showed up for some Blackstar sessions without eyebrows or hair after undergoing chemotherapy. David Bowie's last days: an 18-month burst of creativity 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z “This is some celebration,” Visconti later told the raucous, emotional crowd. Longtime Bowie producer performs at Toronto tribute concert 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z “At that late stage, he was planning the follow-up to Blackstar,” Visconti told Rolling Stone. David Bowie's body cremated in New York ceremony, say reports 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z They heard the band Holy Holy, featuring Visconti on bass and former Bowie cohort Woody Woodmansey on drums. David Bowie producer Tony Visconti performs tribute concert - BBC News 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z As Visconti adjusted the levels, Bowie continued to write the lyrics, then asked to be left alone with his thoughts and the piano. Bowie in Berlin: 'He drove round the car park at 70mph screaming that he wanted to end it all' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Related: David Bowie: The Next Day – review According to Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti, Bowie had known since at least November that his cancer was terminal. David Bowie's last days: an 18-month burst of creativity 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Visconti addressed the crowd just before the set, saying that Monday was one of the worst days of his life after he learned of Bowie’s death. Longtime Bowie producer performs at Toronto tribute concert 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z "This is some celebration," Visconti later told the raucous, emotional crowd. Longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti takes part in Bowie tribute concert in Toronto 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z He seemed to retreat from public life but friends, including Mr. Visconti, denied rumors of ill health. David Bowie Dies at 69 After Battle With Cancer 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Visconti slipped out and walked along Köthenerstraße to meet his lover. Bowie in Berlin: 'He drove round the car park at 70mph screaming that he wanted to end it all' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Bowie's longtime producer, Tony Visconti, called the album the singer's "parting gift." 'Blackstar' sales soar as Bowie's musical and financial legacy endures 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “We actually had to talk about whether we were going to perform more on this tour,” Visconti said. Longtime Bowie producer performs at Toronto tribute concert 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Visconti addressed the crowd just before the set, saying that Monday was one of the worst days of his life after he learned of Bowie's death. Longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti takes part in Bowie tribute concert in Toronto 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Later that decade, he moved to Berlin, where he worked with Brian Eno and Mr. Visconti on a series of experimental albums known as “The Berlin Trilogy.” David Bowie Dies at 69 After Battle With Cancer 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z “Heroes” became Berlin’s rock anthem, a droning, courageous wall of sound, fired with deep emotion, hammered by a clanging, metallic rhythm – produced in part by Visconti hitting a studio ashtray. Bowie in Berlin: 'He drove round the car park at 70mph screaming that he wanted to end it all' 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z His longtime collaborator, Tony Visconti, said it was Bowie’s intention that the album would be his farewell message. David Bowie: The Man Who Changed the (Music) World (1947-2016) 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “He always did what he wanted to do,” wrote Visconti, who was a producer on Blackstar as well as Young Americans and his seminal Berlin trilogy, Low, Heroes and Lodger. Worldwide tributes to David Bowie: 'His death was a work of art' 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z "We actually had to talk about whether we were going to perform more on this tour," Visconti said. Longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti takes part in Bowie tribute concert in Toronto 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z “I knew for a year this is the way it would be,” wrote Bowie’s longtime producer, Tony Visconti, in a widely shared Facebook post. 'He always did what he wanted to do': David Bowie's peers react to his death 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Perhaps, as Visconti suggests, it's best to view the album as something of a planned farewell — that at least will be some consolation for his many fans. David Bowie's last album was a 'parting gift' to his fans, says producer 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “He always did what he wanted to do,” Visconti wrote on his Facebook page. David Bowie: The Man Who Changed the (Music) World (1947-2016) 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Tony Visconti, a musician and producer who was among David Bowie’s closest collaborators, said on Facebook that “his death was no different from his life — a work of Art.” David Bowie: In Memoriam 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z The work reunited Bowie with Visconti for the first time since Scary Monsters, and sold 2m copies worldwide. David Bowie obituary 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “He always did what he wanted to do,” Visconti went on. 'He always did what he wanted to do': David Bowie's peers react to his death 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z As I transcribed Visconti's conversation, a tweet from a user named @mstcambot appeared on my screen. David Bowie charts yet another new direction in latest release 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z McCaslin recently told Rolling Stone that “Blackstar,” which mentions “the day of execution,” was inspired by the Islamic State, though Visconti said he hadn’t heard that. David Bowie looks far beyond pop on jazz-inspired 'Blackstar' 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, Visconti’s assertion that nothing on Blackstar recalls Bowie’s back catalogue isn’t quite right. David Bowie's Blackstar album: 'An unexpected left turn that deepens the mystery' – first-listen review 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z A re-energised Bowie was back in the studio with Visconti the following year for Reality, another successful outing welcomed for its energy and musical freshness. David Bowie obituary 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z “We wound up with nothing like that, but we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn’t do a straight-up hip-hop record,” producer Tony Visconti recently told Rolling Stone. David Bowie launches trailer of new single Lazarus 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z "When he was making records in the '70s and '80s, he was always on tour and living in hotel rooms, being a father — just too much pressure," Visconti said. David Bowie charts yet another new direction in latest release 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z He and longtime producer Tony Visconti understand how to maintain space. New Bowie's 'Blackstar', Autolux's 'Soft Scene' worth a listen; Sam Phillips rocks 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z "If we'd used David's former musicians they would be rock people playing jazz," explained Visconti. Bowie hires jazz artists for new album - BBC News 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Produced by Visconti, it was preceded by the single Where Are We Now?, which gave him his first UK top 10 hit since 1993. David Bowie obituary 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Among them is a talk about the nature of photography on Nov. 15 with Simon Baker, curator of photography and international art at Tate, and other guests, at Galerie Rue Visconti. 9 Things to do at Paris Photo 2015 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Visconti's interest here is not only personal and psychological but socioeconomic as well. Restored classic 'Rocco and His Brothers' explores success and personal desolation 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “Some studios are too clinical — every time you go in there they have some new piece of equipment,” said Tony Visconti, Mr. Bowie’s longtime producer, who was at the helm for “The Next Day.” A Beloved Recording Studio May Be Priced Out of SoHo 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z "The Next Day started out trying to do something new but something old kept creeping in," Visconti said. Bowie hires jazz artists for new album - BBC News 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z To mark its 25th anniversary, Visconti launched a line of watches in 2013. Made in Italy Style from Ferrari's Favorite Design House: Pininfarina Icon85 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z He was reportedly using the pseudonym Francisco de Castro Visconti, owned a food import company and was a partner in a nightclub. Mafia boss Pasquale Scotti held in Brazil after 30 years on the run - BBC News 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Groups in Denmark and Spain have made progress, too, and in 2012 researchers in France analyzed the Visconti study, which had put the early intervention received by the Mississippi baby to a formal test. Can AIDS Be Cured? | The New Yorker 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z I might have finally added, remembering Visconti, that the Italians’ imagining of southern Italy as a polluted backwater of mustaches lost in time gave rise to fascinating experiments with depth of field. Hollywood on the Tiber 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z "Having jazz guys play rock music turns it upside down," Bowie's producer Tony Visconti told Mojo magazine. Bowie hires jazz artists for new album - BBC News 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Foley got a boost Sunday when conservative candidate Joe Visconti dropped out of the race and threw his support behind the Republican. Late Obama push for Dems in Conn., Pa. gov races 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z While it was the fifth debate in the governor’s race, it was the first in which Visconti participated. Malloy uses Visconti to criticize Foley on guns 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z As word of Mr. Nigro’s departure spread, “a lot of people were incredulous,” said Nick Visconti, a retired deputy chief. New Fire Commissioner Bridges Old and New Departments 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Also, Republican contractor Joe Visconti, of West Hartford, took out primary petitions to run for governor. Boughton’s running mate says she’s running solo 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z “I am comfortable with the conversations I have had with Tom Foley. I believe he is pro-2nd Amendment,” said Scott Wilson, president of the CCDL, adding how Visconti also a strong supporter. Gun rights advocates hope for convention impact 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z David Bowie's innovation award, in recognition of his comeback album The Next Day, was collected by producer Tony Visconti. Foals producing duo win music award 2014-02-14T06:47:58Z Besides paying Mr. Visconti an undisclosed monthly retainer, Mr. Barbosa pays him to travel and inform him about artists to consider. The Art of a Global Deal 2013-11-01T01:43:52Z It was the first sign of his 24th studio album The Next Day, recorded in secret over two years with long-time producer Tony Visconti. Lost Bowie 'radio show' to be aired 2013-10-22T11:56:32Z Visconti jumped away from the peloton on the day's only climb and rode across and beyond to the fragments of the day's breakaway before soloing the remaining 16km to the line. The Gruppetto: 24 hours at the Giro d'Italia 2013-05-22T23:06:01Z The descent was narrow, twisting and initially dangerous, favouring a lone rider; Visconti was that man. Mark Cavendish faces uphill battle in bid for Giro d'Italia red jersey 2013-05-22T19:34:39Z "Things couldn't have gone better, this is the first victory of my new career," Visconti said after Movistar's triple run of victories. Visconti takes second stage win in Giro d'Italia 2013-05-22T17:27:17Z The victor by the monument, Giovanni Visconti, embodies some of the issues as well. Visconti wins gruelling Giro stage 2013-05-19T18:26:58Z Visconti took the stage 42 seconds ahead of Colombia's Carlos Betancur. Visconti takes first Giro stage win 2013-05-19T16:04:23Z That is essentially what happened in the Visconti cohort. News Analysis: Cure Still Out of Reach, but H.I.V. Is Invincible No More 2013-04-29T18:23:10Z As for Bowie, Tony Visconti seems confident that The Next Day is a new beginning rather than simply one last hurrah. The inside story of how David Bowie made The Next Day 2013-01-12T09:00:00Z The album is produced by longtime collaborator Tony Visconti, who was involved in the Bowie classic albums The Man Who Sold The World, Scary Monsters and the Low trilogy. David Bowie Turns 66, Releases First New Song in A Decade, Album to Follow in March 2013-01-08T16:08:02Z A second, the so-called Visconti trial undertaken by France’s National Agency for Research on AIDS, studied people who had been put on ARVs immediately after they became infected. The 19th International AIDS Conference: Looking into the future 2012-07-25T18:02:36Z The perpetual troubles during the century between the Holy See and the Visconti cannot but have greatly interfered with the efficiency of persecution. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z The Visconti, become the chiefs of the Ghibelines, sunk and disappointed, replaced by the Sforza, a family just hatched and destined to combat for interests new as itself. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z His deal with his record label seems equally unique: he has no A&R man supervising his work, which, says Visconti, "is not normal for any star". The inside story of how David Bowie made The Next Day 2013-01-12T09:00:00Z The year after the foundation of the Duomo, Valentina Visconti became the bride of Louis Duke of Orleans, only brother to the reigning monarch of France, Charles VI. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The program will feature “Americana,” a sonata for cello and piano by Dan Visconti, a two-time participant in the Copland House residency program at the former home of Aaron Copland in Cortlandt Manor. | Westchester: American Music at Caramoor and Copland House 2012-03-03T01:04:23Z Visconti died soon afterwards, and Ugolino, no longer regarded as dangerous, was liberated and banished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z This last title at this time belonged to the family of Visconti. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z "We still haven't given him a copy of the album," chuckles Visconti. The inside story of how David Bowie made The Next Day 2013-01-12T09:00:00Z She also was a Visconti by the mother's side, her father having wedded one of the daughters of Bernabos. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Mr. Visconti composed some of "Americana" during a residency at Copland House. | Westchester: American Music at Caramoor and Copland House 2012-03-03T01:04:23Z The poet Petrarch, who was the doge’s intimate friend, was sent to Venice on a peace mission by Giovanni Visconti, lord of Milan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Overthrown by the Torriani, restored by Henry VII., and upheld by Louis of Bavaria, the Visconti resisted the pope, the king of Naples, the Florentines, and the whole Guelphic party. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z The Assemblies here are very melancholy, and will be more so when the Countess de Visconti is gone, since, were it not for that Lady, there would be no such Pleasures here. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z The story of Valentina Visconti links the history of Milan with that of Paris, and imparts an Italian grace and tenderness to the French annals. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z After graduating and making their marks in the world — Mr. Visconti as an award-winning composer, Mr. Roman as a 22-year-old principal with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra — they reunited and did just that with “Americana.” | Westchester: American Music at Caramoor and Copland House 2012-03-03T01:04:23Z "My medallion by Cimabue," put in Visconti in his drawling voice. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z From the thirteenth century, an archbishop of Milan, Otho Visconti, had become lord of this city, and had obtained for his nephew Matthew the title of vicar imperial of Lombardy. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z Tho’ the People of this Country are not the most ready to speak well of their Governors or Superiors, they all agree, that M. de Visconti is a Minister not to be corrupted. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-07T03:00:17.127Z The Visconti were the most skillful of financiers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Visconti Venosta was going to make a great speech attacking the Ministry on their foreign policy, and they thought there would be a lively s�ance. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z "He ought to be consoled, for he has a true wife left, and, his eminence of St. Sabines tells me, such a possession is more precious than rubies," drawled Visconti. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z They carried on a war with the formidable tyrant of Milan, the Archbishop Giovanni Visconti, whose growing power was a perpetual menace to the liberties of the Tuscan communes. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The monuments of Egypt received a little attention about the middle of the eighteenth century, and vague notions of the nature of hieroglyphs were entertained by Winckelman, Visconti, and others. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z One human being only could soothe and soften him, his sister-in-law, Valentina Visconti. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z He has a good voice, we heard him much better than Visconti Venosta. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z D'Entrangues stated his case, D'Alegres briefly set forth the action taken by him, and Visconti and Hawkwood testified to having found their property in my possession, under the circumstances already explained. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z He next formed part of the expedition which escorted Lionel duke of Clarence to Milan, to marry the daughter of Galeazzo Visconti. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z At the same time Louis entertained a design of reconquering Milan, which he inherited from his grandmother, Valentina Visconti. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Five years previously her father, Giovanni-Galeazzo Visconti, had died of the plague which then desolated Italy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Cairoli looked quite composed when Visconti was pitching into him, smiling even when he remarked he didn't understand the Italian character, nor how to use the great powers his position gave him, etc. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z This notable structure, which spans the Ticino, was built by one of the great Visconti family—Gian' Galeozzo—and is roofed in. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Most of the writers on the Parthenon, from Visconti downwards, have named this group Demeter and Persephon�, two deities, whose cult in Attica ranked second only to that of Athen� herself. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z But as for that, the old Visconti himself could not keep his off women fifty years younger than he! Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The haughty Visconti doubted not that this phenomenon was an announcement to him of his approaching death. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z W. took in Madame Visconti Venosta, and they seemed to be getting on swimmingly. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z In 1341 it came into the hands of the Visconti, Dukes of Milan, and was associated with that duchy for two hundred years. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z On the whole, therefore, there is strong reason for leaving this torso in the pediment to which it was originally assigned by Visconti. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z The name Visconti was as apt to be in the directory as Pierleoni had been. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Galeazzo, the eldest, was succeeded by his son Azzo, the only one of the male representatives of the Visconti who exhibited any of the milder characteristics befitting the character of a virtuous prince. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z Almost all the little botte have departed, in fact W., who has just started off with Visconti for the Vatican to look at the coins, took the last one. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Towards the realisation of her dreams she was supported by the Duke of Visconti, who, besides his connection with the opera house, was superintendent of the Academy of Art and Science. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z "I have heard of the mad passion of one d'Entragues for you," he went on, looking wildly at her, "and since their grandfather Capitaine Balzac married a Visconti of Milan, those rascals hesitate at nothing." The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z A year in Rome with the old Visconti, who has the most wonderful sense of rhythm of any man alive—the real, the living rhythm—the life, the personality of music! Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The history of the rise and progress of the family of Visconti is, in truth, one of the most characteristic that the Lombardic annalists have preserved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z An Orsini might be as bad in Pisa as a Visconti, so we might as well send some of our own people to be on the spot. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z We shared our enthusiasms before the marvellous cathedral of white marble dedicated to the Virgin by that terrible partisan leader Jean Galeas Visconti as a repentance for his life. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z Ludwig felt himself strong enough to send some troops to the relief of Duke Visconti of Milan, who was hard pressed by a Neapolitan army in the interest of the Pope. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z And as soon as Visconti had left her there he was beside her with one long bound. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The Sforzias, called Visconti from their hereditary office of Vicecomes, or temporal vicar of the Emperor, were a marked and peculiar race. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z In this he is a member of the family of Visconti, born at Goïto. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The Ghibelline poets, whether they dreamed like Fazio of Roman Empire, or flattered the Visconti with a crown to be won by triumph over the detested Guelfs, made play with Dante's memory. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The Imperialists were beaten; but just as the Milanese were about to march on Florence, Visconti died. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z And when Marise asked him afterwards what music he liked best he told her bluntly the Bach that Professor Visconti himself had played, and Marise had said she did too. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z All the ferocious characteristics of the Visconti seemed to be centred in the stepmother of Valentina. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The Visconti, however, were not firm in their seats till the gallant Henry VII, Dante's hope, came down into Italy to revive the Empire. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Related Links: Corporate Mixers Luke Visconti Apr. 12 - Diversity Inc.'s Luke Visconti discusses which companies rate highly for having employees from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Facebook: The $50 Billion Question 2011-01-06T17:16:48Z Armstrong, however, moved up to third overall after Italy's Giovanni Visconti won the stage in a sprint. Armstrong moves third in Luxembourg 2010-06-03T21:51:00Z They sat up late that night talking—Marise must tell all about Rome and the old Visconti, as legendary a figure to Mlle. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z To the sorrow and dismay of the Milanese, they saw this salutary check on the ferocious Visconti about to be removed by the death of Facino Cane. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z We have seen that Henry did not revive the Empire, but he did strengthen Can Grande, his loyal lieutenant in Verona, and also the Visconti, his loyal friends in Milan. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z But even Henry of Luxemburg cared little for such a throne as the poet wanted him to fill, much less Can Grande and the Visconti. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. Visconti was determined to capture Padua as well as Verona, and made an alliance with Venice and the house of Este for the purpose. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" That general’s success was astonishingly rapid, and soon the whole duchy was brought once more under Visconti’s sway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Yet it was here, and under the immediate eye of her father, this very Giovanni-Galeazzo, that Valentina Visconti, one of the most amiable female characters of history, passed the early days of her eventful life. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z In spite of checks here and there, the state of Milan became more and more powerful, and the signory of the Visconti by far the greatest of the tyrannies in Italy. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z And thus abiding, M. Marco Visconti was so presumptuous as to request King Robert to fight with him in single combat, and whichever was victorious should be lord, which put the king into great scorn. Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani But in 1399 Visconti recommenced his wars of conquest, which were to have included Padua had not death cut short his schemes in 1402. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" At the same time Carmagnola was perpetually receiving messengers from Visconti, who offered him great rewards if he would abandon the Venetians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Giovanni Visconti, as we have intimated, was succeeded by his nephews. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The Florentines declared war, and induced all his rival despots, the Visconti of Milan, the Gonzaga of Mantua, the Estensi of Ferrara, to join a league against him. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Here she enjoyed the society of the accomplished Marchesa Arconati Visconti, whom she had already met in Florence, and who became to her a constant and valued friend. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) This led to a war between that republic and Padua, for now that Visconti was dead the Venetians had no longer any reason to protect Carrara. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" M. Visconti having approved of it, I forwarded further instructions for the quantity required, and so forth. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Of course! and we turn out the number of the piece in the catalogue, the solemn, portly catalogue—full of references to Fea, and Visconti, and Winckelmann. Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions The city of Milan has so important a place in the history of Italy, that we must pause over the Visconti. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z After frequent struggles with Milan, it fell under the power of the Visconti in 1335. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Francesco, seeing that the situation was hopeless, surrendered to Visconti, in whose hands he remained a prisoner until his death in 1392. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Then we see how, when Padua had fallen into the hands of the Visconti, the old Francesco was kept a prisoner at Monza. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Visconti, so remarkable for her beauty of both figure and face. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun And between Piedmont and Venice the successful Visconti of Milan, soon to receive the keys of Genoa, were likewise well satisfied. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z While he was still a child his father was attacked and murdered in his castle of Trezzo by Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" Francesco changed the traditional policy of his house by quarrelling with the Venetians, in the hope of obtaining more advantages from the Visconti of Milan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The emissaries of the Visconti follow him to Avignon, where he treats with the pope in person and by letter with other influential personages. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Of these, Henry the Fourth of England, already acquainted with her poems, and Gian Galleazo Visconti, Duke of Milan, were the most importunate, and particularly the former, who was unaccustomed to rebuff and failure. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Had he lived then, his abilities, inherited from both the Sforzas and Visconti, would have kept him secure on his ducal throne; but he did not understand the larger forces of European politics. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Her only ally in the war, Bernabó Visconti of Milan, gave her little help on this side, but his mercenaries invaded the territory of Genoa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" And, indeed, the great villains of the Renaissance never take up the attitude of fiends; one or two, like certain Visconti or Aragonese, were madmen, but the others were more or less normal human beings. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I The haughty city favors the Visconti, will have nothing to do with the wanderer, and threatens him with the dungeons of the ducal palace. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. They were supported in this course by their landlords, the Visconti, Dukes of Milan. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli An iron grille round a side altar bears the Visconti arms, which are also those of Mezzo. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia I arrived, accidentally at first, with a large escort; I sent for a large detachment; I halted, and completely beat the janizaries, leaving, indeed, five hundred men killed upon the field, Taxis, Visconti, Suger, etc. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Visconti notes that among Italian poets, Vittoria Colonna was the first to make religion a subject of poetic treatment, and the first to introduce nature’s ministry to man into poetry. Italy, the Magic Land He asked permission of the Visconti to reside in Asti, which lay near the frontier of the Milanese territory. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Visconti Venosta further states that the basis of a new and definite solution of the Roman question had been confidentially recognized in principle, and was subject only to the condition of opportunity. Pius IX. And His Time After this ancient mausoleum, that of Louis and Anne de Bretagne seemed quite modern, and very handsome, much in the style of the Visconti monument at the Certosa near Pavia. In Château Land I reject the Cardinal of Milan as the subject of the Visconti, the most deadly enemy of the Church. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Grimm declares that he cannot discover the place of her burial, and Visconti declares that her tomb remains unknown. Italy, the Magic Land The practices of the Visconti, the family who seized the government of Milan, offer a fair example of the policy of the Italian tyrants. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe While the general form of the monument is much like that of the Visconti in the Certosa at Pavia, the figures of the dead couple are quite different from the Italian manner. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture The duke said that he still put his trust in the people; upon which Visconti asked him why, if this were the case, he had sent his sons and his treasure away? Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 In 1350 the important city of Bologna had been seized by the Visconti of Milan, and the progress of this powerful family threatened to absorb the whole of the Romagna. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 In Sacchetti’s Novelle we find both the abbot and his representative, a miller, who answers Bernabò Visconti the four questions, How far is it to heaven? Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series The power of the Visconti was first established by the archbishop of Milan. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe If he could but find General Visconti and his men, they might cut their way into the fortress—they, being Venetians, were surely loyal to the Queen! The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus The Moro had sent Galeazzo Visconti to Berne, and at his request the Helvetian Diet issued orders to the Swiss in both armies, forbidding them to fight against their comrades. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 His triumph was crowned in this year, when, by skilful use of quarrels among the Visconti princes, he succeeded in recovering Bologna. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 He had previously claimed the library of Petit Trianon, M. de Visconti's Greek Iconography, and a copy of the grand work of the Egyptian Institute. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II As his grandmother was a member of the Milanese house of the Visconti, Louis laid claim to Milan as well as to Naples. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Little did he dream that Visconti's men, because they were Venetians and known to be in sympathy with the Queen were kept that night, by order of the Council of the Realm, in close detention. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus The ducal sword and sceptre were borne before him by Galeazzo Visconti, the bells were rung, and the trumpets sounded, while the people hailed him with shouts of Duca! Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Her mother was a Greek; and she was a girl of such exquisite beauty that, in spite of her low origin, she became the wife of the noble Ermes Visconti in her sixteenth year. New Italian sketches The Visconti decorated their walls with the portraits of the popes of their line. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The advent of the Cannizzaro woman was to the Visconti like the irruption of the Huns of old. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) For instance, there is the case of the negligent ruler, Nino de' Visconti. Confessions of a Book-Lover Meanwhile the works of the Duomo of Milan, that other great foundation of the Visconti dukes, were being vigorously carried on. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Of all Italian tyrants, this Visconti was the most difficult to serve. New Italian sketches He was succeeded by his nephew, Francesco da Carrara, who was celebrated for his wars against the Venetians, and afterwards against the Milanese under the Visconti. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta The Visconti ladies were renowned for beauty, and Lucia’s cousin Valentina, Duchess of Orleans, was one of the most renowned beauties of her day. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Visconti's surmise that it was hidden there by a wealthy Roman, during the civic wars, and the proscriptions which followed them towards the end of the Republic, is obviously incorrect. Pagan and Christian Rome After his marriage he adopted the name of Sforza Visconti, and was treated by Lodovico as a member of his family. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Nothing to recall to you that the ages of Bentivoglio and of Visconti have fled for ever. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida He ruled till 1405, when a succession of wars with the Visconti and Venice ended in the treacherous capture of the town by the Venetians. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta “She was but a little child when I was at Milan,” said the King; “but I hear tell of her as fairest of all the fair Visconti.” The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time They chose Tebaldo Visconti, then a monk in pilgrimage at Jerusalem. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Three or four generations of masters had been employed by successive Visconti dukes to rear this glorious fabric, which in its palmy days must have been a noble monument of Lombard architecture. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Finished Marco Visconti, a long bout, but I could not let it go. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Sforza was the great condottiere who, after the departure of the Visconti, ascended the throne of Milan as the first duke of his house. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Those who have ever wandered into the Monastery of the Certosa, at Milan, have seen just such an eagle on one of the tombs of the great Visconti family. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo He rose so high in Italy as to be considered a suitable match for Bianca Visconti, the heiress of Milan. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Another time, Gaspare Visconti composed the masque with the chorus of Turks, to which we have already alluded, for representation before the duke and duchess. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 I had in my household at that time a woman to do occasional work, the youth Ercole Visconti, two boys, and another servant. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study This was one of those duels to the death, like that of the Visconti with the Torrensi of Milan, on which the fate of so many Italian cities in the middle ages hung. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series As he ran over the names of these Italian toasts, he was thinking of the Princess Visconti. The Well of Saint Clare His successor, Lewis XII, was the Duke of Orleans, who descended from the Visconti, and he at once prepared to enforce his claim on Milan. Lectures on Modern history The ball-room was adorned with historic subjects from the lives of the earlier Viscontis. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 The volume proved to be a manuscript, written by the elder Lodi in Italian, and contained memoirs of the ducal house of Visconti, from whom the writer believed himself to have lineally descended. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Napoleon summoned Visconti, the famous antiquary, archæologist, and connoisseur, from Rome to Paris, to assist in getting up the admirable descriptions and criticisms, particularly of the ancient statues. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) On arriving at the gates of Milan, he was invited to enter by the Viscontis; but Charles declined their invitation, saying, that he would keep the promise which he had pledged. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch As the Duke of Orleans also descended from the Visconti, Lodovico wished to divert the French to the more alluring prospect of Naples. Lectures on Modern history This famous church and monastery had been the pride of successive Dukes of Milan, since the day when Galeazzo Visconti laid the first stone in his park of Pavia a hundred years before. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Visconti, of Cremona, who was taught by Corelli, is said to have greatly assisted by his counsels the constructive genius of Antonius Stradiuarius in making his magnificent instruments. Great Violinists And Pianists The boy was still very young when he saw his father's castle besieged by Filippo Maria Visconti, Duke of Milan, and his father killed. A Wanderer in Venice The Viscontis told him politely that they asked his entrance as a favour, and that the precaution respecting his troops by no means extended to his personal presence, which they should always consider an honour. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch When a divine appeared at Trent, the legates, or Visconti, the agent of the Cardinal nephew, decided whether he was to receive payment for his prospective services. Lectures on Modern history Viscontis and Sforzas had alike helped to enrich their ancestor's mighty foundation, and to carry on the work. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Five months later, Lionel was carried away by a sudden sickness, and thus the Visconti marriage brought little fruit to England. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) There are also two dead bodies in fine preservation—one Saint Carlo Boromeo, at Milan; the other not a saint, but a chief, named Visconti, at Monza—both of which appeared very agreeable. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals The Emperor, though sorely exasperated against the Visconti, had no thoughts of carrying war into Italy. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Now the Florentines were already busy in Lombardy against Visconti, who besought Castruccio to make a diversion. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Messer Galeazzo Visconti was sent there again to learn the duke and duchess's pleasure as to their daughter's journey, and, after making the final arrangements, left Ferrara on the 26th of November. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 How has Visconti obtained that which King Robert, which the pontiff, the emperor, the King of France, could not? Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions The politics of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, of Louis XI. of France, of Ferdinand of Spain, of the Papacy, of Venice, might have been dictated by the author of The Prince. Machiavelli, Volume I It is evident, from these hostilities of the Emperor's vicar against the Viscontis, that Petrarch's embassy to Prague had not had the desired success. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Ah! a handsome gentleman, rich too, who had borne arms all his life long under the Visconti of Milan. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition A small but very brilliant company was assembled that day in the ancient chapel of the Visconti. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Years blotted out the man, but left The jewel fresh as any blossom, Till some Visconti dug it up— To rise and fall on Mabel's bosom! The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics At this time the Visconti were laying siege to Pavia: the passes of the Ticino and the Po were occupied by Milanese troops, and the city was reduced to a state of blockade. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He was perpetually obliged to visit the Viscontis, and to be present at every feast that they gave to honour the arrival of any illustrious stranger. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch In the grip of Genoa, fearing Visconti, unable to save herself, she revolted, and Boucicault sold her to Florence, for he had to defend himself in Genoa. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition It is a little country town of Lombardy, between Cremona and Treviglio, with no historic memories but very misty ones belonging to the days of the Visconti dynasty. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series After the Procession, Valentina, "the lovely daughter of the proud Visconti" embarks on a barge with her maidens to meet her betrothed. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892 Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Louis XI. of France, Ferdinand the Catholic, the Papal Curia, and the Venetian Council had systematically pursued the policy laid down in the chapters of the Prince. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Petrarch was not afraid, for he was not aware of his danger; but Galeazzo Visconti and his people dismounted to rescue the poet, who escaped without injury. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch What Philip of Spain did for God's sake, what Visconti did for power, what Cesare Borgia did for glory, Genoa has done for gold. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Of all Italian tyrants this Visconti was the most difficult to serve. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series When the Visconti dynasty ended by the death of Filippo Maria in 1447, there was a chance of restoring the independence of Lombardy. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series In Lucchino the darker side of the Visconti character appears for the first time. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It has been alleged by some of his biographers that Petrarch suppressed his letter to the Genoese from his fear of the Visconti family. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch That victory, strangely enough, made an end of the rule of the Visconti in Genoa. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition His father Paolo, or P�ho as he was commonly called, was poor and exiled from the city, together with the rest of the Guelf nobles, by the Visconti. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Country-folk felt no interest in the doings of Visconti or Medici or Malatesti sufficient to arouse the enthusiasm of local bards or to call forth the celebration of their princely tragedies in verse. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The greater houses, notably082 the Visconti, acquired strength by revolutions in which the Church and Empire neutralized each other's action. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The result of this inquiry was, that the forces of the united confederates were not sufficient to make head against the Visconti, who had thirty thousand well-disciplined men. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch It had ever been the plan of Milan to weaken Florence by aiding Pisa, and to weaken Pisa by this continual war, for it was the Visconti's dream to carry their dominion into Tuscany. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition In a short time he compassed the young Visconti's death, and claimed his reward. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series When the Florentines in 1387 engaged in their long duel with Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the difficulty of conducting this war without some permanent central authority still further confirmed the power of the rising oligarchs. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series In tracing the history of the Visconti and the Sforzas our attention has been naturally directed to the private and political vices of the despot. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It was concluded at Milan by the mediation of the Visconti, entirely to the advantage of the Genoese, to whom their victory gained in the gulf of Sapienza had given an irresistible superiority. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch In truth, it was only a device of Visconti for seizing the city. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Her mother was a Greek; and she was a girl of such exquisite beauty, that, in spite of her low origin, she became the wife of the noble Ermes Visconti in her sixteenth year. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series But Ferdinand was the son of Alfonso, who, by address and eloquence, had gained a kingdom from his foe and jailor, Filippo Maria Visconti. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series Filippo, the last of the Visconti tyrants, was extremely ugly,153 and so sensitive about his ill-formed person that he scarcely dared to show himself abroad. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots This declaration calmed the other princes, but not the Viscontis, who knew that the Emperor would never forget the manner in which they had treated him. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Soon Visconti, hoping to win Pisa all for himself, plotted against Appiano. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Between it and the water the Visconti, in more recent days, had built a square fort; and the headland had been further strengthened by the addition of connecting walls and bastions pierced for cannon. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series It was the chief merit of the Albizzi oligarchy that they continued the traditions of the mediæval State, and by their vigorous action checked the growth of the Visconti. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The rule of the Albizzi, who fought the Visconti and extended the Florentine territory by numerous conquests, was virtually the despotism of a close oligarchy. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Our poet joined the suite of Galeazzo Visconti, and rode near him. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch And it was a Pisan noble, Visconti, who, marrying into one of the island families related to Gregory IX, recognised the Papal suzerainty. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition "In three hundred and fifty years," says her biographer Visconti, "there has been no other Italian lady who can be compared to her." MacMillan & Co.'s General Catalogue of Works in the Departments of History, Biography, Travels, and Belles Lettres, December, 1869 Indeed, this captain spent nearly his whole life in war with those pleasant people, the Visconti of Milan. Italian Journeys The generals refused to act with them; and each seized upon such portions of the Visconti inheritance as he could most easily acquire. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The Marquis of Montferrat, unable to contend against the Visconti, applied to the Pope for assistance. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch It is true the plot was discovered, the traitors exiled, and Visconti banished; but the mischief was done. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition These two volumes contain eight-fold more matter than the great work of Visconti. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 He had married the daughter of Barnabo Visconti, but discovering her to be unfaithful to him, or believing her so, he caused her to be put to death, refusing all her family's intercessions for mercy. Italian Journeys The friends were unable to make their escape; Visconti and Lampugnani were killed on the spot; Olgiati was seized, tortured, and torn to death. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots This was an unwise, implied confession on the part of Petrarch that he was the slave of Visconti. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch After Visconti came famine, and after the famine the Black Death. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition On the left, a man of dignified bearing is receiving a large roll from a youth, which Visconti supposed to be the embroidered veil. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits It is said that his father loved his younger brother better than him, and that Lodovico ran away in his boyhood, and took refuge with his father's hereditary enemies, the Visconti. Italian Journeys Milan, when, on the occasion of Filippo Maria Visconti's death, she had a chance of freedom, refused to recognize the liberties of the Lombard cities, and fell a prey to Francesco Sforza. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He had already made a treaty with the court of London, by which it was agreed that a body of English troops were to be sent to assist the Marquis against the Visconti. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch She now stood between Visconti in the north and Florence close at hand. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition The portraits of the Countess Regnault de Saint-Jean-d'Angely and of the Princess Visconti are both excellent specimens of the work of this estimable painter. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896 The Marchioness Arconati Visconti, to whom I brought a letter from a friend of hers in France, has been good to me as a sister, and introduced me to many interesting acquaintance. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II Between these three princes a partition of the heritage of Giovanni Visconti was effected. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Some days after the date of this letter, our poet received one from Galeazzo Visconti. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Florence 102was her friend against Visconti for her own sake: she meant to have Pisa herself. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Wild and disorderly as was the state of Florence, the records certainly point to the conditions having been far worse in the cities ruled by the Visconti and their like. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History Grossi gives a true picture of such a man in his family relations; the story may be found in "Marco Visconti." Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II The great family of the Visconti had dwindled away. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The Pope, it seems, wished, at whatever price, to exterminate the Visconti. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch So the Visconti came to rule in Genoa. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition When Charles VIII. invaded Italy in 1494, "Now is the time," said Louis, "to enforce the rights of Valentine Visconti, my grandmother, to Milaness." A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 One of my most highly prized Italian friends, also, Marchioness Arconati Visconti, of Milan, is passing the winter here, and I see her almost every day. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II But a state which had served the Visconti for nearly two centuries, could not in a moment shake off its weakness and rely upon itself alone. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He attempted to procure a peace for the Visconti, but was not successful. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Sforza, that fox who had possessed himself of the March of Ancona, and had never fought in any cause but his own, on the death of Visconti had with almost incredible guile seized Milan. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition Meanwhile the Prince-Regent of France was arriving at Amiens, and there receiving from his brother-in-law, Galdas Visconti, Duke of Milan, the sum necessary to pay the first instalment of his royal father's ransom. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 2 Among strangers I wish most to speak to you of my friend the Marchioness A. Visconti, a Milanese. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II The132 power of the Visconti in Milan was founded upon that of the Della Torre family, who preceded them as Captains General of the people at the end of the thirteenth century. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Quits Venice—four young Venetians, either in this year or the preceding, promulgate a critical judgment against Petrarch—repairs to Pavia to negotiate peace between the Pope's Legate and the Visconti. cxix 1370. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch What the Visconti and the Borgias practised in their secret chambers, the sculptors exposed in marble and the poets in verse. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts He had a striking resemblance to the Italian princes of the later middle ages and the early renaissance, of the stamp of Fiiipo Maria Visconti. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 It is significant that Madame Hanska, who was always suspicious about Madame Visconti, was not informed of this reason for his long sojourn at Milan, which we hear of from a letter to his sister. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings Finding himself at the head of sixteen cities, he added Bologna to the tyranny of the Visconti in 1350, and made himself strong enough to defy the Pope. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The Viscontis felt their superiority; and the Genoese, proud of a victory which they had obtained over the Venetians, insisted on hard terms. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The power of the Visconti was still in its cradle; the great plague had not devastated Tuscany. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Gallery of the Louvre—Saloon of the Louvre—Italian School—The most remarkable pictures in the collection mentioned, with original remarks on the masters by Visconti—Lord Cornwallis's reception in Paris. Paris as It Was and as It Is It was a comfort when, the affairs of the Viscontis being at last satisfactorily arranged, he was able on June 6th to start on his journey back to France. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings The vast wealth of the Visconti amassed during their years of peaceful occupation always stood them in good stead when bad times came, and when the Emperor was short of cash. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots On the other hand, the Viscontis were afraid of seeing the league of their enemies fortified by imperial power. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch To the splendid taste of the Visconti dynasty, for instance, Milan owed her wonderful Duomo and the octagon bell-tower of S. Gottardo. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Central Museum of the Arts—Gallery of Antiques—Description of the different halls and of the most remarkable statues contained in them, with original observations by the learned connoisseur, Visconti. Paris as It Was and as It Is Madame Visconti's society gave him no consolation at this time,—he was disappointed in her; and decided that his abuse of Englishwomen in the "Lys dans la Vallee," was perfectly justified. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings He, on the other hand, determined to supplant his uncle, and to reunite the whole Visconti principality beneath his own sway. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Powerful as the Visconti were, their numerous enemies pressed them hard; and, with war on all sides, Milan was in a critical situation. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch The second class, as the Visconti family in Milan, had been vicars of the empire. Outline of Universal History Clement XIV., and Pius VI., under whose auspices Quirico Visconti undertook his "Pio Clementine Museum" and his "Greek and Roman Iconography," the two greatest archaeological works of all ages. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Madame Visconti was an Englishwoman—another Etrangere —her name before her marriage had been Frances Sarah Lowell. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings The same desire to procure troops incapable of sympathizing with the native population induced the Scala and Visconti tyrants to hire German, Breton, Swiss, English, and even Hungarian guards. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Petrarch had scarcely arrived at Parma when he received a letter from Luchino Visconti, who had lately received the lordship of that city. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch He laid claim not only to the rights of Charles VIII. at Naples, but also claimed Milan through his grandmother Valentine Visconti. Outline of Universal History At Milan the Visconti family paid the expenses of a chair of Latin and Greek, established in the university there in 1440. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization Gregory X, a Visconti of Piacenza, had spent his life outside Italy, and was with Edward I of England in Palestine when he was chosen. The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 He first rose into notice at the battle of Monza in 1412, when Filippo Maria Visconti observed his capacity and bravery, and afterwards advanced him to the captaincy of a troop. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots To whom can we now give our faith, when Silvanus, who formerly pronounced the Visconti a cruel tyrant, has now bowed himself to the yoke which he once so boldly condemned? The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch This church was built by Galeazzo Visconti, whose coffin is here, and his statue also, in white marble. After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 Upon the outbreak of war with the Visconti of Milan, in 1351, he was appointed commander of the Florentine forces. The Tragedies of the Medici And so we find that Milan, although desirous to return to a free form of government, on the death of Filippo Visconti, had neither the force nor the skill needed to preserve it. Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius To such an extent was the growing tyranny of the Visconti still dependent upon their office delegated from the Empire. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots How has the Visconti obtained this truckling, which neither King Robert, nor the Pope, nor the Emperor, could ever obtain? The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Among the terms was the mutual release of prisoners on a day to be fixed by Visconti after the completion of all formalities. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 In the mean time letters came from the Cardinals to the legate Visconti, declaring that he was elected pope, and he assumed the name of Gregory. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The serpent, the well-known cognizance of the Visconti, had already coiled itself around all those fair and clustering cities which were once the Lombard republics, and had poisoned their vigorous life. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 In him the passions of Gian Maria Visconti were repeated with the addition of extravagant vanity. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The poet now wished for repose, and journeys began to fatigue him; but the Visconti knew so well how to flatter and manage him, that he could not resist the proposal. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Elaborate tomb- monuments, the construction of which started in the fifteenth century, reached their highest magnificence in the gorgeous sixteenth-century tomb of Giovanni Galeazzo Visconti, the founder of the princely family of Visconti in Milan. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. On their arrival at Acre, they were informed of the death of Pope Clement IV., by Tibaldo Visconti of Placentia, the papal legate who then resided in that place. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Visconti is specially watching the coast near Tunis, and you will therefore perhaps do better to proceed farther west, for every village from Tunis to Tangier is little better than a nest of pirates. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Others, like Galeazzo Visconti, indulged a comparatively innocent taste for magnificence. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots The new directors have agreed with the Fumagalli for next year, but she is to be second woman: they keep the Visconti. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 The Visconti ruled Milan from the thirteenth century to the middle of the fifteenth, when a Sforza, a leader of condottieri established the supremacy of his own family. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. From what we know of his relations with Madame Visconti, we may, however, suppose that his prejudice against the perfide Albion was not very deep-rooted. Balzac As they neared the African coast, Gervaise kept an eager lookout, in hopes that Visconti's galley might appear in sight. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Venice, too, remained in formidable neutrality, the spectator of the Visconti's conquests. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots Would you believe that our wise directors for next year will not keep the Visconti, and have sent for the Fumagalli? The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 Under Pope Pius VI, by whom he was liberally patronized, Quirico Visconti undertook his "Pio Clementine Museum," and his "Greek and Roman Iconography," said to be the two greatest archaeological works of all ages. The Interdependence of Literature Madame Visconti, who lived a good deal at Versailles, he saw but seldom. Balzac We might be days, or even weeks, before we light upon Visconti's galley, Gervaise, and even when we found it, he might not consider himself justified in leaving the coast where he is stationed. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Milan, first to assert the rights of the free burghs, was now the chief center of despotism; and the events of the next century resume themselves in the long struggle between Florence and the Visconti. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots He returned by way of Milan, where he remained several weeks, attending to some business matters for the Visconti family, and, far from his "phrase-shop," he indulged in bitter reflections. Honore de Balzac In the inn of the sign of the Sun, by the gigantic Duomo of Visconti's building, he opened the gates to his anger and let it freely forth. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza At this moment, Balzac, tracked by his creditors, had taken temporary refuge with some friends, the Count Visconti and his English wife, who lived in the Champs Elysees. Balzac The question is, ought we to pursue them at once, or ought we to coast along until we find Visconti's galley? A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes |
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