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Giuseppe Soleri Brancaleoni
Giuseppe Soleri Brancaleoni (1750–1806) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Rimini, painting sacred subjects. Biography He is said to have been born to an aristocratic family. Among his pupils was Francesco Alberi. Soleri is best known for having painted a venerated image of the ''Madonna della Misericordia'' (1796) found in the church of Santa Chiara, Rimini, Santa Chiara in Rimini. On May 11, 1850, the image was said to miraculously lift its gaze to the heavens. Pope Pius IX is said to have ordered investigations of the miracle by the Soleri painting. The painting was a copy of a ''Madonna'' painted by the local 18th-century painter Giovanni Battista Costa (painter, fl. c. 1670), Giovanni Battista Costa in 1730. That painting was said in 1796 to have moved its eyes; reports of Marian miracles increased in number in the months after the Napoleonic occupation of Northern Italy. Soleri painted his copy for his sister, a cloistered Clarissan nun, who was unable to travel ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminus'') and Ausa (ancient ''Aprusa''). It is one of the most notable seaside resorts in Europe with revenue from both internal and international tourism forming a significant portion of the city's economy. It is also near San Marino, a small nation within Italy. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843. Rimini is an art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, and is also the birthplace of the film director Federico Fellini. The city was founded by the Romans in 268 BC. Throughout Roman times, Rimini was a key communications link between the north and south of the peninsula. On its soil, Roman emperors erected monuments such as the Arch of Augustus and the Tiberius Bridge to mark the beginning and the end of the Decumanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
