If you’re worried that Laurence Bergreen’s “Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius,” about the notorious 18th-century libertine, might be one of those biographies that’s well-researched but a bit ...
Seducer, smooth talker, sex symbol: Giacomo Casanova has long been the embodiment of male charm and desire. The legendary Italian adventurer, born in 1725 in Venice to a family of actors, became ...
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova’s 12-volume posthumous memoirs immortalized this 18th century Venetian as a lover who was promiscuous and unscrupulous. Constance Congdon’s retelling of his life in “Casanova ...
In “Casanova,” director Lasse Hallstrom turns his genial eye on one of history’s most famous seducers, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, the legendary woman-chasing diplomat, soldier, spy and author whose ...
If he were alive today, Giacomo Casanova would be your most annoying Facebook friend, says Melissa Buron, director of the Art Division for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “He’d always be ...
The 18th century was materially a vastly different age from ours, as evidenced by the exhibition “Casanova: The Seduction of Europe,” opening this week at the Legion of Honor. Transported to parties ...
Casanova: The Seduction of Europe, at the Kimbell Art Museum Oval Snuffbox with Miniature of Catherine the Great, c. 1775 Gold and enamel, set with semi-precious gemstones. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ...
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