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Palazzo Tempi
The Palazzo Tempi, also known as Palazzo Vettori or Bargagli Petrucci, is a palace located along the Arno river at the narrow Piazza Santa Maria Soprarno 1, corner with Via de' Bardi and Costa dei Magnoli in the Oltrarno section of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The palace is across the river from the Galleria of the Uffizi, and a block east of the Ponte Vecchio. The Via de' Bardi originates in an arch under the building. History The ownership of this site and palace is complex, because it changed hands many times since the construction of the palace. The area in front of the palace towards the river, now consisting of the Lungarno Torrigiani, included some houses and the razed ''Santa Maria dei Bardi'', also called ''Santa Maria Sopr'Arno''. This church is recalled by the Piazza on the river side. The general area prior to the mid 14th-century, belonged to the Bardi di Vernio, but many of the buildings were destroyed or looted during the Revolt of the Ciompi in 1343. The house at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oltrarno
The Oltrarno (''beyond the Arno'') is a quarter of Florence, Italy. It is located south of the River Arno. It contains part of the historic centre of Florence and many notable sites such as the church Santo Spirito di Firenze, Palazzo Pitti, Belvedere, and Piazzale Michelangelo. Gentrification and resistance During recent years, Oltrarno has undergone massive changes due to the arrival of richer social classes - often short term residents - but especially due to the tourist and entertainment industry, which also seeks customers from other areas of Florence. In November 2011, the urban restoration office of the Municipality of Florence set up a project, not yet put into practice, to turn the former Gasometer - just a few hundred feet from the Oltrarno - into a major private health and beauty spa and restaurant centre, a magnet for the whole city and for tourists. A few months later, the shopkeepers association Confesercenti launched an initiative called Progetto Oltrarno, in or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Nigetti
Matteo Nigetti (ca. 1560/1570 – 1648) was an Italian architect and sculptor. He is an important Baroque architect in Florence. Biography Born in Florence, he was the pupil and assistant of Bernardo Buontalenti, with whom he collaborated on the Palazzo Nonfinito (1593) (i.e. the ''unfinished palace'', which now houses the National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology in Florence). Nigetti's masterwork is the Cappella dei Principi ("Princes' Chapel"), part of the church of San Lorenzo in Florence. It was commissioned by Grand Duke Ferdinand I, and Nigetti spent forty years of his life, from 1604 until his death, in its completion. He was assisted by Don Giovanni de' Medici, Ferdinand's half-brother, and Alessandro Pieroni. In parallel, Nigetti was one of the main architects, along with Gherardo Silvani, who produced the church of San Gaetano, Florence, developing an original design by Buontalenti. Nigetti also designed the original façade of the Ognissanti church. His b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeo And Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with ''Hamlet'', is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the Title character, title characters are regarded as archetype, archetypal young lovers. ''Romeo and Juliet'' belongs to a tradition of tragic Romance (love), romances stretching back to Ancient history, antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale translated into verse as ''The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet'' by Arthur Brooke (poet), Arthur Brooke in 1562 and retold in prose in ''Palace of Pleasure'' by William Painter (author), William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both but expanded the plot by developing a number of supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Count Paris, Paris. Believed to have been written between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranieri Del Pace
Ranieri Del Pace (Pisa, May 7, 1681 – February 27, 1738), also called Giovanni Batista Ranieri Del Pace, was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active mainly in Tuscany. He trained under Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani. Lanzi describes him as descending into Mannerism. He painted a ''St Thomas Acquinas in Glory'' (c. 1711) for the Oratory of St Thomas Aquinas in Florence. Among other projects were the four stations, elements, and stories of Adonis for the Palazzo Capponi-Covoni. He also worked in the church of San Jacopo Sopr'Arno (1709) and Ognissanti (1721). He helped design celebratory floats to celebrated the canonization of Pope Pius V. he also painted frescoes of the stories of St Pius the Palazzo Vescovile in Prato, a ''Martrydom of St Sebastian'' for the church of Santissima Annunziata in Capannoli, a ''Presentation of Jesus at the temple'' for the church of San Filippo Neri in Cortona, and for the church of Santi Andrea e Lucia a Ripoli, Cascina. A pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Bonechi
Matteo Bonechi (8 November 1669 in Florence – 27 February 1756 in Florence) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. He trained under Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani. He also executed works in the church of San Frediano in Cestello, in the Oltrarno district of Florence. He also painted for the Palazzo Capponi-Covoni The Palazzo Capponi Covoni is a Baroque architecture palace in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. There are apparently three other palaces once associated with the Capponi family: * Palazzo Capponi. * Palazzo Capponi-Vettori. * Palazzo Capponi all ... near the Nunziata in Florence. Sources *Italian Wikipedia entry * 1669 births 1756 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Florence Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Lusini
Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri (French), Enrique (Spanish), Henrique (Portuguese) and Hendrik (Dutch). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrico Albertosi (born 1939), Italian former football goalkeeper * Enrico Alfonso (born 1988), Italian football player * Enrico Alvino (1808–1872), Italian architect and urban designer * Enrico Annoni (born 1966), retired Italian professional footballer * Enrico Arrigoni (1894–1986), Italian individualist anarchist * Enrico Baj (1924–2003), Italian artist and art writer * Enrico Banducci (1922–2007), American impresario * Enrico Barone (1859–1924), Italian economist * Enrico Berlinguer (1923–1984), Italian politician * Enrico Bertaggia (born 1964), Italian former racing driver * Enrico Betti (1823–1892), Italian math ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani
Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (1660–1731) was an Italian painter of the Baroque era. Biography A native of Florence, he was, according to Lanzi, a pupil of Antonio Giusti, but became a follower of the style of Carlo Cignani. by , translated by Thomas Roscoe (1847), Page 252. Sagrestani's major pupils were (1672–1726) and |
Pietro Paolo Giovannozzi
Pietro is an Italian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: People * Pietro I Candiano (c. 842–887), briefly the 16th Doge of Venice * Pietro Tribuno (died 912), 17th Doge of Venice, from 887 to his death * Pietro II Candiano (c. 872–939), 19th Doge of Venice, son of Pietro I A–E * Pietro Accolti (1455–1532), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal * Pietro Aldobrandini (1571–1621), Italian cardinal and patron of the arts * Pietro Anastasi (1948–2020), Italian former footballer * Pietro di Antonio Dei, birth name of Bartolomeo della Gatta (1448–1502), Florentine painter, illuminator and architect * Pietro Aretino (1492–1556), Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer * Pietro Auletta (1698–1771), Italian composer known mainly for his operas * Pietro Baracchi (1851–1926), Italian-born astronomer * Pietro Bellotti (1625–1700), Italian Baroque painter * Pietro Belluschi (1899–1994), Italian architect * Pietro Bembo (1470–1547 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
