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Melchiorre Caffà
Melchiorre may refer to: As first name *Melchiorre Barthel (1625–1672) German sculptor *Melchiorre Cafà (1636–1667), Maltese sculptor *Melchiore Cesarotti (1730–1808), Italian poet *Melchiorre Delfico (caricaturist) (1825–1895), Italian caricaturist *Melchiorre Delfico (economist) (1744–1835), Italian economist *Melchiorre Gherardini (1607–1668), Italian painter *Melchiorre Gioia (1767–1829), Italian philosopher and economist *Melchiorre Grimaldi (died 1512), Italian Bishop *Melchiorre Luise (1896–1967), Italian opera singer * Melchiorre Martelli, regent of San Marino *Melchiorre da Montalbano, Italian architect and sculptor *Melchiorre Murenu (1803–1854), Sardinian poet *Melchiorre Zoppio Melchiorre or Melchior Zoppio (c. 1544–1634) was an Italian doctor and scholar. Life Born in Bologna, a son of Girolamo Zoppio, Melchiorre Zoppio followed his father's dual career in medicine and education. He taught philosophy in Macerata ... (1544–1634), Italian doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Barthel
Melchiorre may refer to: As first name *Melchiorre Barthel (1625–1672) German sculptor *Melchiorre Cafà (1636–1667), Maltese sculptor *Melchiore Cesarotti (1730–1808), Italian poet *Melchiorre Delfico (caricaturist) (1825–1895), Italian caricaturist *Melchiorre Delfico (economist) (1744–1835), Italian economist *Melchiorre Gherardini (1607–1668), Italian painter *Melchiorre Gioia (1767–1829), Italian philosopher and economist *Melchiorre Grimaldi (died 1512), Italian Bishop *Melchiorre Luise (1896–1967), Italian opera singer * Melchiorre Martelli, regent of San Marino *Melchiorre da Montalbano, Italian architect and sculptor *Melchiorre Murenu (1803–1854), Sardinian poet *Melchiorre Zoppio (1544–1634), Italian doctor and scholar As surname * Daniela Melchiorre (born 1970), Italian magistrate and politician *Gene Melchiorre Eugene "Squeaky" Melchiorre (August 10, 1927 – September 27, 2019) was an American basketball player. He was drafted by the Baltimore Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Cafà
Melchiorre Cafà (1636–1667), born Melchiorre Gafà and also known as Caffà, Gafa, Gaffar or Gafar, was a Maltese Baroque sculptor. Cafà began a promising career in Rome but this was cut short by his premature death following a work accident. He was the older brother of the architect Lorenzo Gafà. Biography Cafà was born in Vittoriosa, Malta, and given the name Marcello at his baptism on 21 January 1636. After his move to Rome in 1658 or shortly after, he was most frequently referred to as Melchior (or Melchiorre) Maltese. His brother Lorenzo Gafà was one of the leading architects in Malta. Cafà was already an accomplished sculptor when he came to Rome and entered the workshop of Ercole Ferrata, who was not strictly speaking his teacher although he probably helped him refining his technique. Despite soon attracting his own commissions, he stayed in close contact with Ferrata and collaborated with him. In 1660 Cafà signed his first independent contract with Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiore Cesarotti
Melchiorre Cesarotti (; May 15, 1730 – November 4, 1808) was an Italian poet, translator and theorist. Biography He was born at Padua, of a noble but impoverished family. He studied in the Seminary of Padua, where he obtained, immediately after the end of his studies, the chair of Rhetoric. At the University of Padua his literary progress gained him the professorship of Greek and Hebrew in 1768, and then of Rhetorics and Literature in 1797. As a supporter of the Enlightenment ideas, he wrote in favor of the French on their invasion of Italy in 1797; he received a pension, and was made knight of the iron crown by Napoleon I, to whom he addressed a bombastic and flattering poem called ''Pronea'' (1807). Cesarotti is best known as a translator and a theorist. His translation of Ossian (Padua 1763 and 1772) attracted much attention in Italy and France, and raised up many imitators of the Ossianic style. Napoleon particularly admired the work. As a professor of Greek in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Delfico (caricaturist)
Baron Melchiorre De Filippis Delfico (1825 – 22 December 1895) was an Italian artist, composer, singer, conductor, writer, librettist and a master of the Neapolitan art of caricature who inspired, among others, Carlo Pellegrini. Melchiorre Delfico, the 'Prince of Caricaturists', is best remembered today for his caricatures of notable personalities, both in his native Italy and later in England, where he worked under the name 'Delfico' for '' Vanity Fair'', a society magazine. Among the many characters portrayed by Delfico's agile and ironic pen were emperors, nobles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Delfico (economist)
Melchiorre Delfico (1 August 174421 June 1835) was an Italian economist. Biography Delfico was born at Teramo, in the Abruzzo (then in the Kingdom of Naples) and was educated at Naples. He devoted himself specially to the study of jurisprudence and political economy, and his numerous publications exercised great practical influence in the correction and extinction of many abuses. Under Joseph Bonaparte Delfico was made a councillor of state, an office which he held until the restoration of Ferdinand IV, when he was appointed president of the commission of archives, from which he retired in 1825. This cites: * F. Mozzetti, ''Degli studii, delle opere e delle virtù di Melchiorre Delfico'' * Tipaldo, ''Biographia degli Italiani illustri'' (vol ii) Melchiorre Delfico died at Teramo in 1835. His nephew was the caricaturist A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures. List of caricaturists * Abed Abdi (born 1942) * Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003) * Alex Gard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Gherardini
Melchiorre Gherardini (1607–1668), known as Ceranino, was an Italian painter. Biography Born in Milan in 1607, Gherardini was closely linked in his artistic career to Giovan Battista Crespi, known as Cerano, his master and father-in-law. On Cerano's death, he inherited his workshop and house, where he is documented as resident with his wife from 1633 on. This was also the year when he adopted the byname ''Ceranino'' in order to celebrate the memory of the great figure of 17th-century painting and the Milanese Borromeo tradition. He died in Milan in 1668 after producing a vast amount of work of a primarily religious character based on the models of Cerano with a particular focus of the theatrical elements. References * Domenico SediniMelchiorre Gherardini online cataloguArtgateby Fondazione Cariplo Fondazione Cariplo is a charitable foundation in Milan, Italy. It was created in December 1991 when the Amato law, Law no. 218 of 30 July 1990, came into force. Under this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Gioia
Melchiorre Gioja (10 September 1767 – 2 January 1829) was an Italian writer on philosophy and political economy. His name is spelled Gioia in modern Italian. Biography Gioja was born at Piacenza, in what is now northern Italy. Originally intended for the church, he took orders, but renounced them in 1796 and went to Milan, where he devoted himself to the study of political economy. Having obtained the prize for an essay on "the kind of free government best adapted to Italy" he decided upon the career of a publicist. The arrival of Napoleon in Italy drew him into public life. He advocated a republic under the dominion of the French in a pamphlet ''I Tedeschi, i Francesi, ed i Russi in Lombardia'', and under the Cisalpine Republic he was named historiographer and director of statistics. He was imprisoned several times, once for eight months in 1820 on a charge of being implicated in a conspiracy with the Carbonari. After the fall of Napoleon he retired into private life, and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Grimaldi
Melchiorre Grimaldi (died 1512) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brugnato (1510–1512). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 24 May 1510, Melchiorre Grimaldi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius II as Bishop of Brugnato The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brugnato (Latin: ''Dioecesis Brugnatensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Brugnato in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region Liguria of Italy. On 25 November 1820, it was united with an .... He served as Bishop of Brugnato until his death in 1512. References External links and additional sources * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Julius II 1512 deaths {{16C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Luise
Melchiorre Luise (December 21, 1896 – November 22, 1967) was a leading exponent of the operatic basso buffo repertoire. In 1925, he made his debut as a baritone, but soon embarked on the classic roles of the basso buffo. He was seen at the Teatro alla Scala from 1938, and debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 1947, where he sang until 1950. At the Met, Luise appeared as the Innkeeper in ''Manon'' (opposite Licia Albanese, then Bidu Sayão and Eleanor Steber), the Sacristan in ''Tosca'' (in Dino Yannopoulos's production), as the Bonze in ''Madama Butterfly'' (with Dorothy Kirsten), as Benoît and Alcindoro in ''La bohème'' (with Jan Peerce, then Jussi Björling), as Dr Bartolo in ''Il barbiere di Siviglia'' (opposite Robert Merrill), as Maestro Spinelloccio in ''Gianni Schicchi'' (with Italo Tajo, later Salvatore Baccaloni, Nadine Conner, and Giuseppe di Stefano), and as Geronte de Revoir in ''Manon Lescaut'' (with Stella Roman, Richard Tucker, and Frank Valentino). His final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Captains Regent Of San Marino, 1700–1900
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melchiorre Da Montalbano
Melchiorre da Montalbano was an Italian architect and sculptor, active in the 13th century in the region of Basilicata. Details of his life are few. He is said to have been born in Montalbano, and worked under or with Bartolomeo da Foggia. He was one of the major sculptors in the region at that time, along with Mele da Stigliano and Sàrolo da Muro. He operated at a time of change from Romanesque to Gothic styles, and reflected the latter style. Among his works in Basilicata are: Basilicata website. * Relief tiles of Pronaos, * Column capitals palazzo comunale, |
Melchiorre Murenu
Melchiorre Murenu (Macomer 1803 – 1854) was a blind Sardinian poet.Melchiorre Murenu, "Tutte le Poesie", Edizioni della Torre, 1990. Melchiorre Murenu is known as the "Homer of Sardinia"Paola Pittalis, Storia della letteratura in Sardegna, Cagliari, 1998, p.84 because (just like the great Greek poet) he was blind and lived his entire life for poetry. He was born in Macomer where he lived his entire life. At the age of three he became blind because of smallpox. Murenu's father was imprisoned when Melchiorre was ten years old, and is thought to have died during his imprisonment. This unfortunate circumstance drove Murenu's family in poverty (Murenu spoke of the difficult times of his childhood in the poem ''Supplica a Monsignore Bua''). In these difficult circumstances Murenu could not afford to be formally educated, and he enjoyed spending time at the local church. There he acquainted himself to the biblical texts and, thanks to a prodigious memory, he could recite entire pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
