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...

Genres

Cast

Lída Baarová

Margherita (aka "la fornarina")

Anneliese Uhlig

Leonora d'Este

Loredana

Maria Dovizi da Bibbiena

Luigi Pavese

Sebastiano Del Piombo

Ugo Sasso

Marzio Taddei

Vinicio Sofia

Baviera

Cesare Fantoni

Cardinal Bibbiena