Valentino Pittoni

Valentino Pittoni (German: Valentin Pittoni; May 23, 1872 – April 11, 1933) was a socialist politician from Trieste, who was mainly active in Austria-Hungary. As a follower of Austromarxism and militant of the Social Democratic Workers Party of Austria (SDAPÖ), he came to oppose both Italian irredentism and Slovenian nationalism. In the early 20th century he emerged as the key leader of the socialist movement in the Austrian Littoral region. Pittoni represented Trieste in the Imperial Council, where he became known as a proponent of electoral democracy, and was additionally a member of Trieste's Municipal Council. He set up a cooperative movement, as one of several ventures ensuring inter-ethnic solidarity in the Littoral.

Increasingly isolated after World War I, Pittoni was uncompromising in demanding Trieste's autonomy within Austria, and eventually its independence from the Kingdom of Italy. He was a noted adversary of Italian fascism, who lived his later life in exile in Vienna. His final contributions were as a newspaper editor and doctrinaire of interwar Austrian socialism.

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Giambattista Pittoni

Giambattista Pittoni or Giovanni Battista Pittoni (6 June 1687 – 6 November 1767) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He was among the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, of which in 1758 he became the second president, succeeding Tiepolo.

Biography

Pittoni was born in Venice on 6 June 1687. He studied under his uncle Francesco Pittoni, a well-known but undistinguished painter of the Venetian Baroque; a Samson and Delilah at the Villa Querini in Visinale, near Pasiano di Pordenone, is signed by both painters. The theory of Rodolfo Pallucchini that Pittoni studied under Antonio Balestra is now generally discounted.

Pittoni was unwilling to leave Venice and travelled little; although he received many foreign commissions, no journey in connection with any of them is documented, while from 1720 onwards records show that he was in Venice in every year. However, in 1720 he may have travelled to France with his uncle Francesco, together with Rosalba Carriera, Antonio Pellegrini and Anton Maria Zanetti. His change of style from a heavy Baroque to a lighter and more delicate Rococo manner dates from about this time; some older writers have attributed this change to an indirect French influence, perhaps through Pellegrini or through Sebastiano Ricci.

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Valentino

Valentino may refer to:

People

Valentino Garavani (born 1932), Italian fashion designer, better known as Valentino

Rudolph Valentino (1895–1926), Italian-American silent film actor, known simply as Valentino

Jim Valentino (born 1952), American comic book creator

Valentino, gay disco singer who recorded the song "I Was Born This Way"

Lorenzo Tucker (1907–1986), African-American stage and screen actor known as the Black Valentino

Sal Valentino (born 1942), lead singer of The Beau Brummels

Val Valentino (born 1956), American magician, illusionist, and actor using the stage name the Masked Magician

Valentino, member of reggaeton duo Magnate y Valentino

Cesare Borgia (c. 1475–1507), sometimes called Valentino, Spanish-Italian soldier, nobleman, politician, and cardinal

Bobby Valentino (British musician) (born c. 1954), British violinist, singer, songwriter and actor

Valentino Rossi (born 1979), Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion

Roberto Valentino (c. 1671–1747), Anglo-Italian composer also known as Robert Valentine

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Valentino (song)

"Valentino" (Spanish pronunciation: [balenˈtino]) was the Spanish entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was sung by the male quartet Cadillac and performed in Spanish.

On the night of the final, the song performed in the ninth position, following Turkey's Klips ve Onlar singing "Halley" and preceding Switzerland's Daniela Simmons with "Pas pour moi", and at the close of the voting had received 51 points, placing 10th in a field of 20.

The song is an up-tempo number with influences from synthpop, in which Cadillac sing about how they have prepared a romantic encounter with a woman. They describe the drinks and the atmosphere in the room of a hotel in Madrid for a good night; "Valentino" - a reference to Italian film star Rudolph Valentino, often referred to as the original 'Latin Lover' - "couldn't have done it better...". Cadillac also recorded an English language version of the song under the same title.

It was succeeded as Spanish representative at the 1987 contest by Patricia Kraus with "No estás solo".

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Valentino (Jackie Farn)

Jackie Farn, better known by his stage name, Valentino, is a musician best known for his accordion performances. He earned three gold, three silver and three platinum discs.

Equipment

In addition to being a popular entertainer, he utilized the latest technology of the day throughout his career. That began in the 1970s when he used features of the Cordovox electronic accordion to the fullest advantage in his performances. After that, he had custom-made electronic accordions and pianos. As of 2011, he performs with a custom-made Elkavox electronic accordion.