La fornarina

Overview

During Italian renaissance, young painter Raffaello Sanzio falls in love with Margherita, a maiden of the people, becomes her lover and lives with her. But this relationship arouses the jealousy of a beautiful aristocrat who secretly orders the kidnapping of the girl. Raffaello falls into a state of prostration and does everything he can to find Margherita...

Release Date

01 October 1944

96 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Margherita (aka "la fornarina")
Rafaello Sanzio
Leonora d'Este
Maria Dovizi da Bibbiena
Sebastiano Del Piombo
Agostino Chigi
Marzio Taddei
Giulio Romano
Cardinal Bibbiena
Pope Giulio II