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Gramiccia Lorenzo
Lorenzo Gramiccia (1702–1796) was an Italian painter, active in a late-Baroque. He was born in Cave, Lazio, near Palestrina in the Lazio, but is mainly known for his work in the north of Italy. He trained in Rome, but did not pursue Neoclassical styles of painting. He painted in Venice for the churches of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, San Simone Profeta, and in 1777 for San Giacomo dall’Orio. He painted a ''Roman Charity'' (circa 1740–1750) found at the Accademia Carrara The Accademia Carrara, (), officially Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo, is an art gallery and an academy of fine arts in Bergamo, in Lombardy in northern Italy. The art gallery was established in about 1780 by , a Bergamasco collect ... of Bergamo. catalogue. He died in Rome. Sources [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including the Iberian Peninsula it continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 19th century. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep colour, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to France, northern Italy, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, and Russia. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave, Lazio
Cave is a town and ''comune'' in the Latium region of Italy, southeast of Rome. As of 2011 its population was of 10,421. History The town was mentioned first in 998 AD, and was later a fief of the Colonna family. In 1482 it was besieged by Pope Sixtus IV and obliged to surrender. It is especially known for the ''Treaty of Cave'', signed on 12 September 1557 by plenipotentiaries of Pope Paul IV and Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the Spanish viceroy of Naples. Geography Cave borders with Castel San Pietro Romano, Genazzano, Palestrina, Rocca di Cave, and Valmontone. It counts the hamlets (''frazioni A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...'') of Collepalme and San Bartolomeo. References *''Lazio'', Touring Club Italiano, 2005. External links Cave official website C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
