May 20th, 2013
sirenadesertica: Nymph - Ettore Tito (1913)

sirenadesertica:

Nymph - Ettore Tito (1913)

(via oldpainting)

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May 19th, 2013
(via coisas do arco da velha: fumetti) fumetti

(via coisas do arco da velha: fumetti)

fumetti

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May 15th, 2013
Paola Barbara (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

Paola Barbara (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

10 notes Source: Flickr / truusbobjantoo #Paola Barbara#Italian#postcard#Casa Editrice Albora#Milano#Photo#Pesce#vintage
May 13th, 2013
johnnymilky: I probably shouldn’t have looked at this before going to bed. From the film, 8 1/2.

johnnymilky:

I probably shouldn’t have looked at this before going to bed. From the film, 8 1/2.

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May 10th, 2013
Paola Barbara (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

Paola Barbara (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

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May 1st, 2013
Trio Ausonia (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!) Mario Guaita aka Ausonia (1881-1956) was an Italian actor, director, producer and scriptwriter in the silent era. He had his international breakthrough with Spartaco (Enrico Vidali 1913) and would become famous as an action and adventure film hero or forzuto. Before acting in film, Guaita did tableaux vivants of famous paintings and sculptures and knew triumphant successes not only in Italy but all over Europe. he did so as member of the Trio Ausonia, ‘Gladiators of the Twentieth Century’,

Trio Ausonia (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

Mario Guaita aka Ausonia (1881-1956) was an Italian actor, director, producer and scriptwriter in the silent era. He had his international breakthrough with Spartaco (Enrico Vidali 1913) and would become famous as an action and adventure film hero or forzuto. Before acting in film, Guaita did tableaux vivants of famous paintings and sculptures and knew triumphant successes not only in Italy but all over Europe. he did so as member of the Trio Ausonia, ‘Gladiators of the Twentieth Century’,

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April 22nd, 2013

sophiavloren:

Sophia Loren

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April 20th, 2013
Francesca Bertini by Tito Corbella (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

Francesca Bertini by Tito Corbella (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

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April 19th, 2013
sophiavloren: Sophia Loren    |    La Pupa del Gangster (1975)  

sophiavloren:

Sophia Loren    |    La Pupa del Gangster (1975)

 

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April 17th, 2013
Elena Sangro in Maciste all’inferno (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!) Italian postcard. Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, No. 714. Elena Sangro as Proserpina, wife of Pluto, king of the underworld, in the Italian silent film Maciste all’inferno (Guido Brignone 1925).

Elena Sangro in Maciste all’inferno (by Truus, Bob & Jan too!)

Italian postcard. Ed. A. Traldi, Milano, No. 714. Elena Sangro as Proserpina, wife of Pluto, king of the underworld, in the Italian silent film Maciste all’inferno (Guido Brignone 1925).

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