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Gherardo Della Gherardesca
Gherardo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Gherardo Appiani (1370–1405), the lord of Piombino from 1398 until his death * Gherardo Bosio (1903–1941), Italian architect, engineer and urbanist *Gherardo III da Camino (1240–1306), Italian feudal lord and military leader * Giovanni Gherardo Dalle Catene (1520–1533), Italian painter of the Renaissance *Gherardo Cibo (1512–1600), artist and a herbalist from Italy *Gherardo Colombo (born 1946), Italian former magistrate and judge * Gherardo da Cremona (1114–1187), Italian translator of scientific books from Arabic into Latin * Gherardo D'Ambrosio (1930–2014), Italian magistrate and politician *Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora (1445–1497), Italian painter * Maffeo Gherardo (1406–1492), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Gherardo Gossi (born 1958), Italian cinematographer * Gherardo della Notte (1592–1656), Dutch Golden Age painter * Gherardo Perini, model for Michelangelo who came to work for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Appiani
Gherardo Appiani (c. 1370 – May 1405) was the lord of Piombino from 1398 until his death.Mauro Carrara, Signori e principi di Piombino, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera 1996. He was a member of the Appiani family. He was born in Pisa, the son of Iacopo I Appiani. He was lord of that city from 1398 until 1399, obtaining the lordship of Piombino in 1398 in exchange of Pisa, sold to Gian Galeazzo Visconti for 200,000 florins. In 1396 he married Paola Colonna, daughter of Agapito Colonna, and sister of future Pope Martin V. He died in 1405, succeeded in Piombino by his son Iacopo Iacopo is a given name, form of Jacopo, an Italian variation of Giacomo. May also refer to: *Iacopo II Appiani (1400–1441), the lord of Piombino from 1405 until 1441 *Iacopo III Appiani (1422–1474), Prince of Piombino of the Appiani dynasty in .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Appiani, Gherardo 1370s births 1405 deaths Gherardo People from Pisa Lords of Piombino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Gossi
Gherardo Gossi (born in 1958) is an Italian cinematographer. Born in Turin, Gossi followed the courses of film history and criticism held by Gianni Rondolino at the University of Turin, even without concluding his studies. He began his professional career as an operator in a local television network, Teleuropa 3, and then founded with Lucia Moisio and Walter Buccino the production company "MDP Cinema e Video", specialized in documentaries and short films. In the troupe of cinematographer Claudio Meloni, he worked in advertising, in some television series and in the film ''Zen'' (1987) directed by Gian Vittorio Baldi. He debuted as cinematographer in 1991, in Guido Chiesa's ''Il caso Martello''. Gossi was nominated for the Nastro d'Argento for best cinematography twice, in 2009 for '' The Past Is a Foreign Land'' and '' Lecture 21'' and in 2014 for '' Come il vento''. He was nominated for a David di Donatello in 2012 for the cinematography of '' Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fra Gherardo
''Fra Gherardo'' is an opera in three acts composed by Ildebrando Pizzetti who also wrote the libretto. Set in Parma at the end of the 13th century, the opera's story is based on the life and death of Gherardino Segalello as chronicled by Salimbene of Parma. Pizzetti composed the work, his fifth opera, between 1925 and 1927. The world premiere took place at La Scala, Milan on 16 May 1928 in a performance conducted by Arturo Toscanini with Antonin Trantoul and in the leading roles of Fra Gherardo and Mariola. ''Opera Manager site''. Retrieved 18 July 2018 Roles Synopsis Act 1 ''Parma, 1260'' Gherardo, a rich man, announces that he has sold all his propert ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Starnina
Gherardo Starnina (c. 1360–1413) was an Italian painter from Florence in the Quattrocento era. According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, Starnina initially trained with Antonio Veneziano, then with Agnolo Gaddi. He is claimed to have participated in the painting of the frescos in the ''Castellani Chapel'' in Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence. He is also said to have moved to Spain in 1380 to work under Juan I of Castile, and is attributed some painting in the ''San Blas chapel'' of the Cathedral of Toledo. Several paintings formerly attributed to the Master of the Bambino Vispo are now attributed to Gherardo Starnina, and the two artists may have been the same person. References External links See also * List of Italian painters Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. A *Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/12–1571) *Giuseppe Abbati (1836–1868) *Angiolo Achini (1850–1930) *Pietro Adami (c. 1730) *Livio Agrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Hercolani Fava Simonetti
Fra' Gherardo Hercolani Fava Simonetti (born 1941) was the Grand Commander of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta between 2009 and 2011, and as such he was the religious superior of the professed knights and of the knights and dames in obedience. Biography Hercolani was born in Bologna, the son of Don Filippo Rinaldo Hercolani Fava Simonetti and of his wife, Donna Francesca Cangini. He is the grandson of Count Antonio Hercolani Fava Simonetti, who was Lieutenant Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1951 to 1955. His grandfather married Donna Marianna Fava Ghisilieri Simonetti, a descendant of the Simonetti from Ancona (Princes of Musone). Order of Malta Fra' Gherardo joined the order in 1963 and became a Knight of Justice in 1977. He was elevated to the rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice in 1986. He was the Councillor to the Sovereign Council between 1978 and 1983, the Grand Prior of Lombardy and Venetia between 1984 and 1994, a member of the Sovereign Council from 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Silvani
Gherardo Silvani (1579–1675) was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period. Biography His son Pierfrancesco Silvani, Pierfrancesco also became an architect. He worked on the Palazzo Corsini al Prato, Palazzo Capponi-Covoni, Florence, Palazzo Capponi-Covoni (1623), Palazzo Fenzi (1634), Palazzo Pallavicini (Florence), Palazzo Pallavicini, Palazzo di San Clemente. He also helped design and construct the altar of the Santo Spirito di Firenze, Basilica di Santo Spirito. He helped in the reconstruction of the churches of San Frediano in Cestello, San Frediano, Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda, Santi Simone e Giuda, Sant'Agostino (Florence), Sant'Agostino, and the Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore (Florence), among others. He helped design the façade of the Basilica of Santa Maria at Impruneta. His model for the façade of the cathedral of Florence was not adopted. His masterpiece remains the church and façade of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Segarelli
Gerard'' or ''Gherardo'' or ''Gherardino'' ''Segarelli'' or ''Segalelli (around 1240 – July 18, 1300) was the founder of the Apostolic Brethren (in Latin ''Apostolici''). He was burned at the stake in 1300. Sources In the 1280s, Salimbene di Adam wrote an account of Segarelli and the Brethren. While contemporary and detailed, scholars note the Franciscan's bias against the upstart group attempting to imitate the Franciscan idea of poverty. This account would later be the basis of the libretto for Ildebrando Pizzetti's opera ''Fra Gherardo''. Biography Gerard was born at Segalara near Parma. As a youth he applied for admission to a Franciscan monastery in Parma but was apparently refused because, according to Salimbene, he was ignorant, foolish, illiterate, and low-born. Nevertheless, he remained around the monastery for some time, often visiting the convent and the church to sit or kneel before the altar. Influenced perhaps by a representation over the altar of the twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Perini
Gherardo Perini was a model for Michelangelo and came to work for him around 1520. When Perini failed to show up to his studio, Michelangelo was distraught and stated "I beg you not to make me draw this evening since Perino's not here." On that same page, he drew a naked putto urinating into a vase A vase ( or ) is an open container. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, non-rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel. Even wood has been used to make vases, either by using tree species .... References in Michelangelo's poetry Perini was mentioned in Michelangelo's poem G.36. In first line of the poem, Michelangelo states that "Over here it was that my love stole from me." In the third line of the poem it says: "Here with his beautiful eyes he promised me help." This is in reference to Michelangelo expecting him to love him back. In the fourth line he further states "he stole it back." This is Michelangelo lamenting the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Della Notte
Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch: ''Gerrit van Honthorst''; 4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname ''Gherardo delle Notti'' ("Gerard of the Nights"). Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter. Early life Van Honthorst was born in Utrecht, the son of a decorative painter, and trained under his father, and then under Abraham Bloemaert.Brown (1997), p.62 Italy Having completed his education, Honthorst went to Italy, where he is first recorded in 1616. He was one of the artists from Utrecht who went to Rome at around this time, all of whom were to be deeply influenced by the recent art they encountered there. They were named the Utrecht ''caravaggisti''. The other three were Dirk van Baburen, Hendrick ter Brug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maffeo Gherardo
Maffeo Gherardi (1406–1492) (called the Cardinal of Venice) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Maffeo Gherardi was born in Venice in 1406, the son of nobles Giovanni Gherardi and Cristina Barbarigo. He entered the Camaldolese Order when young, receiving the habit from Paolo Venerio, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Michael on Murano. Gherardi later became abbot of this monastery, and later Abbot General of the Camaldolese Order. In April 1466, the Venetian Senate unanimously elected him to be the Patriarch of Venice. Ambassadors of the Republic of Venice presented his selection to Pope Paul II on 31 October 1467 and the pope confirmed his appointment on 16 December 1468. Gherardi subsequently held this position for the rest of his life. His chancellor for many years was Filippo da Rimini.Margaret L. King, ''Venetian Humanism in an Age of Patrician Dominance'' (Princeton University Press, 1985), p. 407. Pope Innocent VIII made him a cardinal priest '' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Bosio
Gherardo Bosio (19 March 1903 – 16 April 1941) was an Italian architect, engineer and urbanist, famed for his work in planning the centre of Tirana, the capital of Albania.http://www.shqiptariiitalise.com/shqiperi-itali/shqiperi-itali/shqiperi-itali/gherardo-bosio-krijuesi-i-nje-kryeqyteti.html Gherardo Bosio, krijuesi i një kryeqyteti Biography Bosio pursued a degree in Engineering in Rome in 1926 and subsequently graduated from the University of Florence School of Architecture in 1931. After the conquest of Italian East Africa in 1936, Bosio was dispatched by the Italian authorities to Ethiopia, where he prepared the masterplans for the Ethiopian cities of Gondar and Dessie. Gherardo Bosio died of cancer at the age of 38, on 16 April 1941, at his villa in Montefonti, Florence. Summary of works * Renovation and extension to Villa Acton, Florence, 1927–29 * Project in the Competition for the Christopher Columbus Memorial Lighthouse, Santo Domingo, 1928–29 * Rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gherardo Di Giovanni Del Fora
Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Fora (1445–1497), was an Italian painter and illuminator. Biography He was born in Florence as the son of the sculptor Giovanni di Miniato del Fora.Gherardo di Giovanni di Miniato del Fora in the He inherited his father's nickname of "Del Fora" in the history books. He is also known as "Master of the Triumph of Chastity". Besides paintings such as '''', he is known for miniatures, mosaics, and jewelry.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
