Susan L. Talbott, Director of the Wadsworth Atheneum. by Travis Simpkins

Susan Talbott, 2015. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Susan L. Talbott

Director of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

by Travis Simpkins

Susan Talbott: Wadsworth Atheneum

For more info, please visit:

thewadsworth.org

Susan Talbott. by Travis Simpkins. Wadsworth Atheneum

Troy (2004): Brad Pitt and Homer's Ancient Iliad

     Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, Troy (2004) is a loose re-telling of Homer's Ancient Epic poem, "The Iliad." Focusing on the wooing of Helen by Paris, and the resulting bloody Trojan War, the film plays up the action and seemingly disregards the strong supernatural role played by the Greek Gods in the original story text. Nevertheless, the grand-scale battle scenes are spectacular and the set designs beautifully recreate the look of the Ancient world circa 1200 B.C. The all-star cast is great, including Brad Pitt as the great warrior Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector, Orlando Bloom as Paris, Brian Cox as Agamemnon, Diane Kruger as the beautiful Helen of Troy (the face that launched a thousand ships), Sean Bean as Odysseus and Peter O'Toole as Priam.

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

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Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

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Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

Orlando Bloom and Diane Kruger: Troy

Orlando Bloom as Paris: Troy

Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy: Troy

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Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

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Odysseus: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

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Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

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Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

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Peter O'Toole as Priam: Troy

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Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

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Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

Eric Bana as Hector: Troy

Diane Kruger as Helen of Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

The Trojan Horse: Troy

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The Trojan Horse: Troy

Brian Cox as Agamemnon: Troy

Diane Kruger and Orlando Bloom: Troy

Orlando Bloom as Paris: Troy

Brad Pitt as Achilles: Troy

"Troy"- movie trailer

Bust of Homer. by Travis Simpkins

Etruscan Warrior. by Travis Simpkins

Sheikha Al-Mayassa Al-Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums. by Travis Simpkins

Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani, 2015. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sheikha Al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Chairperson of Qatar Museums

by Travis Simpkins

Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani: Art and Globalization

For more info, please visit:

www.qm.org.qa/en

Sheikha Al-Mayassa Al-Thani has purchased the two most expensive paintings in the world: In 2015, she bought Paul Gauguin's 1892 painting "When will you marry?"for $300,000,000. In 2012, she purchased a version of Paul Cezanne's "The Card Players" for $250,000,000.

Sheikha Al Mayassa Al Thani. by Travis Simpkins. Qatar Museums