Roberto Rossellini

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Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

Bag end on Bagshot row from the movies Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit in Hobbiton, New Zealand, Australia

You Ought to Be in Pictures: 8 Filming Locations You Can Actually Visit

Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet

10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.

Roman Catholic Saints

NBA Lakers Celtics Finals Kevin Garnett shooting.

10 Great Sports Rivalries

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Born	May 8, 1906 • Rome • Italy
Died	June 3, 1977 (aged 71) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works	“Open City” • “Paisan”
Notable Family Members	spouse Ingrid Bergman

Paolo Taviani

Italian filmmaker

Vittorio Taviani

Italian filmmaker

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker

Vittorio De Sica

Italian director

Michelangelo Antonioni

Italian director

Roberto Benigni

Italian actor and director

Luca Guadagnino

Italian director

Volonté, Gian Maria; Bolkan, Florinda; Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

Elio Petri

Italian filmmaker

Bernardo Bertolucci

Italian director

Giovanni Pastrone

Italian director and producer

Ermanno Olmi

Italian director

Luchino Visconti

Italian director

Marcello Pagliero

Italian filmmaker

Sergio Leone

Italian director

Vito Pandolfi

Italian critic, theatrical scholar, and director

Cesare Zavattini

Italian writer

Francesco Pasinetti

Italian filmmaker

Roberto Omegna

Italian filmmaker

Lina Wertmüller

Italian film director

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Italian author and director

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