Category Archives: Film

Italy’s “Monuments Men” … and Women

Posted on August 1, 2019 by babbityjean

Italy has the inglorious record of having the highest number of art thefts in the world. But Italy is also home to some of the most incredible art in the western world. Italy is also the first country in the world … Continue reading →

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La Monaca di Monza

Posted on June 6, 2019 by babbityjean

Ne “I Promessi Sposi”, Alessandro Manzoni la chiama “Gertrude”.  Il nome alla nascita era Marianna de Leyva ma lei prese il nome di sua madre, Virginia Maria, quando divenne suora.  La storia della sua vita—piena di sesso, scandali, potere, denaro … Continue reading →

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The Nun of Monza

Posted on June 6, 2019 by babbityjean

In I Promessi Sposi, Alessandro Manzoni calls her “Gertrude.”  Her given name at birth was Marianna de Leyva but she assumed her mother’s name, Virginia Maria, when she became a nun.  The story of her life — full of sex, scandal, power, … Continue reading →

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