#alessandro farnese

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 51st Tilt

King Alfred the Great, The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) VS. Alessandro Farnese, Borgia (2011-2014)

Propaganda

King Alfred the Great, The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) Portrayed by: David Dawson

“He is so sickly. So wise. So gangly. So tormented by the burden of kingship etc. These are really all I need in a man.”

Alessandro Farnese, Borgia (2011-2014) Portrayed by: Diarmuid Noyes

“He was giving pragmatic, iconic, beautiful eyelashes, hot Italian summer, minding his own business!!”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For King Alfred:

"I need you all to understand that Alfred is not only a sharp-witted intellectual with a weak constitution, but he is also surprisingly stacked for a sickly englishman. They wanted you to know it too - this is how he's introduced. Look at them tiddies."

For Alessandro Farnese:

[botticellisflora]

DIARMUID NOYES as ALESSANDRO FARNESE in Borgia (2011-2014)

[thetudorslovers]

Silvia Ruffini was a 16th-century Italian noble woman and mistress of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese before he becomes pope and mother of his four children. At some time around 1496 she married a Roman merchant Giovanni Battista Crispo, yet she may already have been romantically involved with Farnese by then. With him she had three sons: Sallustio, Virgilio and Cardinal Tiberio Crispo. Her husband Crispo died in 1501.

Ruffini was introduced to Alessandro Farnese by his sister Giulia, and the Cardinal offered to be her escort through Rome. The first daughter of Ruffini and Alessandro Farnese, Costanza, was probably born already in 1500. Ruffini also had three other children with the Cardinal;  some of them may have been born while Ruffini's husband was still alive.(Pier Luigi, Paolo and Ranuccio)

When Alessandro became Bishop of Parma, the church's vicar-general, Bartolomeo Guidiccioni required him to end the relationship with Ruffini. As pope, Paul III kept her identity a secret, fearing the negative publicity that had plagued his sister Giulia. Baldassarre Molosso, poet and guardian of the couple's children, hints that Paul III kept her in the town of Bolsena, a village owned by her son and where tbe Pope had a villa, close to Silvia's sister Camilla.

Silvia Ruffini died on Tuesday 5 December 1561 in Rome, aged about 86 years old, and was buried in a family crypt.

[proud-spaniard]

Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), later Duke of Parma and Piacenza, c. 1560

[roehenstart]

Portrait of Alessandro Farnese by Jean de Saive.

Alessandro Farnese, III Duke of Parma and Piacenza, IV Duke of Castro (1545-1592), was an Italian general. For a long time in the service of Spain as commander of the Army of Flanders, he was among the greatest commanders of the 16th century thanks to his victories that shaped the political order of modern Europe.

[cparti-mkiki]

Alessandro Mattia da Farnese - Three Children as Martyrs

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Sofonisba Anguissola (Italian, c.1532-1625) Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), later Duke of Parma and Piacenza, c.1560 National Gallery of Ireland

This is a portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese. He was a 15-year-old aristocrat who was the son of the Duke of Parma and grandson of King Charles V of Spain. He was educated at the Spanish court and he became a military general, fighting in campaigns against the Turks, French and English.

Sofonisba Anguissola painted the prince a short time after her arrival at the Spanish court, where she was lady-in-waiting to the Spanish queen Elisabeth of Valois.

[italianiinguerra]

27 febbraio 1936, rifulge l'eroismo di camicie nere e alpini sull'Uork Amba

Era il 27 gennaio 1936, quando durante lo svolgimento della seconda battaglia del Tembien, sul massiccio dell’Uork Amba, il cui nome significa «montagna d’oro», gli alpini della 5ª Divisione alpina “Pusteria” e le Camicie Nere della 114ª Legione CC.NN. “Garibaldina”, si coprivano di gloria nei duri combattimenti che si susseguirono nel corso dell’intera giornata. Ai primi verranno conferite 2…

[medievalandfantasymelee]

We are now just a few days away from the end of the submission period for the Hot Medieval and Fantasy Men Melee, and our Entrants stand numbered at 250!!!

Submissions will close on the 27th of June, so if you have a hot medieval/medieval fantasy guy (or multiple of them) you'd like to see compete, send them in!

Here is a list of our Noble and Worthy Contenders so far.

If your man isn't here, that means he has not been submitted.

The Contenders

So Far…

Adhemar, Count of Anjou [Rufus Sewell], A Knight's Tale (2001)

Prince Aemond Targaryen [Ewan Mitchell], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Alessandro Farnese [Diarmuid Noyes], Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011-2014)

King Alfred the Great [David Dawson], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan [Antonio Banderas], The 13th Warrior (1999)

Antonius Block [Max von Sydow], The Seventh Seal (1957)

Aragorn, Son of Arathorn [Viggo Mortensen], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

King Arthur Pendragon [Alexandre Astier], Kaamelott (2004-2009)

King Arthur Pendragon [Bradley James], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Athelstan [George Blagden], Vikings (2013-2020)

Ash Williams [Bruce Campbell], Army of Darkness (1992)

Brian de Bois-Guilbert [Ciaran Hinds], Ivanhoe (1997)

 Brother Cadfael [Derek Jacobi], Cadfael (1994-1998)

Carlos I [Álvaro Cervantes], Carlos Rey Emperador (2015-2016)

Prince Caspian [Ben Barnes], The Chronicles of Narnia (2010)

Cesare Borgia [Mark Ryder], Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011-2014)

Cesare Borgia [Francois Arnaud], The Borgias (2011-2013)

Prince Chauncley [Daniel Radcliffe], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020)

Prince Daemon Targaryen [Matt Smith], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Khal Drogo [Jason Momoa], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Lord Eddard Stark [Sean Bean], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Edgin [Chris Pine], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)

Éomer, Son of Éomund [Karl Urban], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Étienne de Navarre [Rutger Hauer], Ladyhawke (1985)

Faramir, Son of Denethor [David Wenham], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Finan [Mark Rowley], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Sir Galahad [Michael Palin], Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Galavant [Joshua Sasse], Galavant (2015-2016)

Gawain [Dev Patel], The Green Knight (2021)

Geralt z Rivii [Michał Żebrowski], The Witcher (2002)

Geralt of Rivia [Henry Cavill], The Witcher (2019-)

Sir Guy of Gisborne [Basil Rathbone], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Sir Guy of Gisborne [Richard Armitage], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Prince Hamlet [Laurence Olivier], Hamlet (1948)

Hubert Hawkins [Danny Kaye], The Court Jester (1955)

King Henry II Plantagenet [Peter O’Toole], The Lion in Winter (1968)

King Henry V Plantagenet [Tom Hiddleston], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016)

Prince Henry [Dougray Scott], Ever After (1998)

Hugh Beringar [Sean Pertwee], Cadfael (1994-1998)

Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin], The Princess Bride (1987)

Jareth [David Bowie], the Goblin King, Labyrinth (1986)

Jaskier [Joey Batey], The Witcher (2019-)

Prince John Plantagenet [Claude Rains], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Lancelot [Santiago Cabrera], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Legolas Greenleaf [Orlando Bloom], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Madmartigan [Val Kilmer], Willow (1988)

King Mark of Cornwall [Rufus Sewell], Tristan and Isolde (2006)

Mikoláš Kozlík [František Velecký], Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Merlin [Colin Morgan], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012)

Niccolo Machiavelli [Thibaut Evrard], Borgia: Faith and Fear (2011-2014)

Prince Oberyn Martell [Pedro Pascal], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Peregrin “Pippin” Took [Billy Boyd], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Pero Tovar [Pedro Pascal], The Great Wall (2016)

Ragnar Lothbrook [Travis Fimmel], Vikings (2013-2020)

Ravenhurst [Basil Rathbone], The Court Jester (1955)

Richard Cypher [Craig Horner], Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010)

King Richard [Timothy Omundson], Galavant (2015-2016)

Richard III Plantagenet [Aneurin Barnard], The White Queen (2013)

Robin Hood [Errol Flynn], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Robin Hood [Michael Praed], Robin of Sherwood (1984)

Robin Hood [Cary Elwes], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Robin Hood [Tom Riley], Doctor Who: “The Robot of Sherwood” (2014)

Rodrigo Borgia [Jeremy Irons], The Borgias (2011-2013)

Rollo [Clive Standen], Vikings (2013-2020)

Samwise Gamgee [Sean Astin], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sandor Clegane [Rory McCann], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Sid [Luke Youngblood], Galavant (2015-2016)

Sihtric Kjartansson [Arnas Fedaravicius], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022)

Thorin Oakenshield [Richard Armitage], The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014)

Tom Builder [Rufus Sewell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

Mr. Tumnus [James McAvoy], The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Vlad III Dracula [Luke Evans], Dracula Untold (2014)

Westley [Cary Elwes], The Princess Bride (1987)

William Thatcher [Heath Ledger], A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Will Scarlet O’Hara [Matthew Porretta], Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Will Scarlett [Patrick Knowles], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Will Scarlett [Christian Slater], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

[steellegacy]

Why was the codpiece so... Monumental?

Images:

1. Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I, 1549. The MET

2. Guidobaldo II della Rovere (1514-1574), Angelo Bronzino (between 1531 and 1532)

3. «The Drunkard on an egg» (Unknown date), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638)

4. Detail of Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I, 1549

5. Emperor Charles V with a Dog, by Titian (1533). Museo del Prado, Madrid

6. Portrait of Henry VIII, a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1536–1537 as part of the Whitehall Mural)

7 and 8. Armor of Henry VIII, 1540. Tower of London

9. Albrecht Friederich, Margrave of Brandenburg, paper, engraving. Abraham de Bruyn (1550 - 1587), Antwerpen

10. Portrait of Alessandro Farnese by Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531).

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САМАЯ ВЫДАЮЩАЯСЯ ЧАСТЬ МУЖСКОГО КОСТЮМА

Картины и фото из видео:

1. Доспехи императора Фердинанда I, 1549. Метрополитен-музей

2. Гвидобальдо II делла Ровере, Аньоло Бронзино (между 1531 и 1532)

3. «Пьяница на яйце» (Дата неизвестна), Питер Брейгель Младший (1564-1638)

4. Деталь доспеха Императора Фердинанда I, 1549. Метрополитен-музей

5. Карл V с собакой, Тициан (1533). Музей Прадо, Мадрид

6. Портрет Генриха VIII, утраченная картина Ганса Гольбейна Младшего (1536-1537 как часть фрески Уайтхолла)

7 и 8. Доспехи Генриха VIII, 1540 г. Лондонский Тауэр

9. Альбрехт Фридрих, Маркграф Бранденбурга, бумага, гравюра, XVI в. Живописец и гравер: Абрахам де Брюйн (1550 - 1587), Антверпен.

10. Портрет Алессандро Фарнезе кисти Алонсо Санчеса Коэльо (1531)

[history-of-fashion]

1671 Alessandro Mattia da Farnese - Virginia Chigi Piccolomini

(Palazzo Chigi)

[roehenstart]

Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma (1635-1689), governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1678 to 1682. Unknown artist.

Alessandro Farnese (1635–1689) was an Italian military leader, who was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1678 until 1682. This Alessandro was often called Alessandro di Odoardo (son of Odoardo).

[random-brushstrokes]

Sofonisba Anguissola - Portrait of Prince Alessandro Farnese (ca. 1560)

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Carlo Cignani (Italian, 1628-1719) Venus and Cupid

Paintings on this subject were generally intended for courtly bedchamber furnishings. Usually hidden behind a curtain from the Inquisition, which was only opened after the guests had left. We also know similar representations from Alessandro Padovanino. The best-known examples include works by Titian, Veronese, Allori and Maratta. Cignani is considered the last important painter of the Bolognese school. As a student of Francesco Albani, among others, he dealt with works by Correggio, Guido Reni, Titian and the Carracci family of painters. The decoration of the hall in the Palazzo Farnese, the monumental frescoes depicting King Francis I made him famous. Commissions followed, for example from the Duke of Parma ("Conception") and the dome painting of the Madonna del Fuoco church in Forli, with which he was busy for two decades. Pope Clement XI appointed him director of the Bologna Academy. His paintings in numerous public collections. The Theatinerkirche in Munich also shows a work by his hand in the Marienaltar.

[metmuseum]

Design for the Pommel Plate of a Saddle from a Garniture of Alessandro Farnese (1545–1592). ca. 1575–80. Credit line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and Gift of William H. Riggs, by exchange, 1993 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24956

[furlantravelfashionblogger]

🥰Il capolavoro del rinascimento di Raffaello a Roma: Villa farnesina a Trastevere.

✴️Costruita fra il 1505 e il 1511, Villa Farnesina è uno dei luoghi imperdibili d Roma,

✅️ Commissionata da un banchiere di Siena, Agostino Chigi, che la fece costruire con stanze maestose volute dal ricco banchiere per uno strabiliante banchetto nuziale, suggello d’ amore per la sua sposa. Deve il suo nome al suo secondo proprietario, il cardinale Alessandro Farnese.

🎨L’interno della villa sorprende per la sua ricca decorazione con gli affreschi d’importanti artisti, come Raffaello, Sebastiano del Piombo o Peruzzi.

🎨Al primo piano sono particolarmente interessanti gli affreschi della Sala di Galatea, una delle opere più importanti di Raffaello.

🎨Prestando attenzione al soffitto si possono contemplare i dipinti d’astrologia che mostrano la posizione delle stelle nel giorno della nascita di Chigi, il primo proprietario della villa.

🎨Al piano superiore si trova una delle stanze più belle della villa, la Sala delle Prospettive, che basa la sua decorazione sull’illusione ottica creata dagli affreschi, che mostrano la città di Roma attraverso le colonne di marmo.

✅Villa Farnesina ci mostra tutto il lusso e l’opulenza dell'aristocrazia italiana del Rinascimento.

✅🥰L’edificio non ha grandi dimensioni e il suo esterno non è troppo appariscente.

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