Abstract: (The Leopard, by Visconti: the crisis of a man under dandy patronages) All the elements of the vast work of the Italian filmmaker concern the central figure of Prince Fabrizio de Salina, who is the principal star of the specific galaxy in which he finds himself. His centrality and relevancy, together with a voluntary ostracism on the part of the character, place him irremediably as a prototype of the dandy, in an example of the projection of this figure to the territories of the European south. His characteristics - demonstrated in the movie but which always take Lampedusa's novel as a base- can be recognized in those of his counterparts mentioned and created by Hinterhauser, Villena or D'Aurevilly. Even though his personality can be analyzed from several points of view, I have chosen to highlight the individualism and superiority, two characteristics that can be seen in other European dandies, and which continuously prove his elasticity and heterodoxy. It shows the dialogue existing between the different European areas and the materialization of concrete elements in Romanesque territories that complete his identity.