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Santa Ninfa Dei Crociferi
The Church of Saint Nympha (Italian: Chiesa di Santa Ninfa or Santa Ninfa dei Crociferi) is a Baroque-Mannerist church of Palermo. The facade rises on Via Maqueda, a block north of the central intersection known as the Quattro Canti, in the quarter of Seralcadi, within the historic centre of Palermo. The church belongs to the Camillians (also known as ''"Crociferi"''). History The church is dedicated to one of the female patron saints of Palermo: Ninfa or Nympha who had lived in Palermo was putatively martyred for her faith in the 4th century. It is one of the first buildings erected after the opening of Via Maqueda, the second most important street of the city. The order of the Camillians had been founded by the later canonized Camillus de Lellis in 1582, and rapidly spread throughout Italy. Its adherents, known for wearing cassocks with a red cross, and known as the ''Crociferi'' were in demand for their service in ministering to the sick. Construction of the churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The city was founded in 734 BC by the Phoenicians as ("flower"). Palermo then became a possession of Carthage. Two ancient Greeks, Greek ancient Greek colonization, colonies were established, known collectively as ; the Carthaginians used this name on their coins after the 5th centuryBC. As , the town became part of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, Empire for over a thousand years. From 831 to 1072 the city was under History of Islam in southern Italy, Arab ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Clemente Mariani
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppina. People with the given name Artists and musicians * Giuseppe Aldrovandini (1671–1707), Italian composer * Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526 or 1527–1593), Italian painter * Giuseppe Belli (singer) (1732–1760), Italian castrato singer * Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791–1863), Italian poet * Giuseppe Castiglione (1829–1908) (1829–1908), Italian painter * Giuseppe Giordani (1751–1798), Italian composer, mainly of opera * Giuseppe Ottaviani (born 1978), Italian musician and disc jockey * Giuseppe Psaila (1891–1960), Maltese Art Nouveau architect * Giuseppe Sammartini (1695–1750), Italian composer and oboist * Giuseppe Sanmartino or Sammartino (1720–1793), Italian sculptor * Giuseppe Santomaso (1907–1990), Italian painter * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Perez
Vittorio is an Italian male given name which has roots from the Byzantine-Bulgarian name Victor. People with the given name Vittorio include: * Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, pretender to the former Kingdom of Italy * Vittorio Adorni, professional road racing cyclist * Vittorio Alfieri, dramatist and poet * Vittorio Amandola (1952–2010), Italian actor and voice actor * Vittorio De Angelis (1962–2015), Italian voice actor * Vittorio Brambilla (1937–2001) Italian Formula One racing driver * Vittorio Caprioli, actor, director and screenwriter * Vittorio Cecchi Gori (born 1942), Italian film producer and politician * Vittorio Cini (1885–1977), Italian industrialist and politician * Vittorio Cottafavi, director and screenwriter * Vittorio Gallinari, basketball player * Vittorio Gassman (1922–2000), Italian actor and director * Vittorio Giannini, neoromantic composer of operas * Vittorio Guerrieri, Italian voice actor * Vittorio Giardino, comic artist * Vittorio G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspare Firriolo
Gaspare (also ''Gaspero'', ''Gasperino'' and ''Gasparro'') is an Italian male given name, the literal translation of the English name Casper and Jasper (French Gaspard, Scandinavian Kasper and Jesper). The name is rare in contemporary times, but was common enough in the past such that it is the root of a number of Italian surnames, such as '' De Gasperi'', '' Gasperini'', '' Gasparini'', and '' Gasparri''. It may refer to: Given name *Gasparo Angiolini * Gaspare Ambrosini *Gasparo Berti *Gaspare Colosimo *Gasparo Contarini * Gaspare Finali (1829–1949), Italian academic and politician * Gasparo Gozzi * Gaspare DiGregorio * Gaspare "Gap" Mangione * Gaspare Messina *Gaspare Pacchierotti *Gasparo da Salò *Gaspare Spontini * Gasparo Tagliacozzi Surname *Oronzo Vito Gasparo Oronzo Vito Gasparo (1903–1969), was an American artist often known for surreal townscape painting, design, and crafts. Background Oronzo Vito Gasparo was born in Rutigliano, Bari, Italy in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro D'Anna
Alessandro is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Alexander. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Alessandro * Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter * Alessandro Baricco (born 1958), Italian novelist * Alessandro Bega (born 1991), Italian tennis player * Alessandro Bordin (born 1998), Italian footballer * Alessandro Botticelli (1445–1510), Italian painter * Alessandro Bovo (born 1969), Italian water polo player * Alessandro Cagliostro (1743–1795), alias of occultist and adventurer Giuseppe Balsamo * Alessandro Calcaterra (born 1975), Italian water polo player * Alessandro Calvi (born 1983), Italian swimmer * Alessandro Cattelan (born 1980), Italian television preesenter * Alessandro Cortini (born 1976), Italian musician * Alessandro Criscuolo (1937–2020), Italian judge * Alessandro Del Piero (born 1974), Italian footballer * Alessandro Di Munno (born 2000), Italian footballer * Alessandro Evang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Borremans
Guglielmo Borremans or Guglielmo Fiamingo (1670–1744) was a Flemish painter whose documented career took principally place in Italy, in particular Naples, Cosenza and Sicily. Here he was one of the pre-eminent late-Baroque fresco painters of the first half of the 17th century who received multiple commissions to decorate churches and palaces. Life Little is known about the youth and training of Guglielmo Borremans. He is believed to have been born in Antwerp in 1670. Here he trained with the history painter Pieter van Lint around 1688–1689.Willem Borremans in the , accessed 30 March 2016 A painting of the 'Martyrdom of St Andrew' formerly in the |
Gaspare Serenario
Gaspare Serenario ( Palermo, Sicily 1707–1759) was an Italian painter, active mainly in a grand late Baroque style. Biography As a youth, he moved to Rome, where he lived for over thirty years. Along with the fellow Sicilian Olivio Sozzi, Serenario trained under Sebastiano Conca, then the pre-eminent studio in Rome. Serenario was named knight of the Order of the Congregazione Pontificia dei Virtuosi al Pantheon. He returns to Palermo where he completes the cycle of decorations for the church of Santa Rosalia and completes frescos for Palazzo Mazzarino. He was nominated director of the mosaics of the Cappella Palatina The Palatine Chapel ( it, Cappella Palatina) is the royal chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo, Sicily. This building is a mixture of Byzantine, Norman and Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural state of Sicily during the 1 .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gioacchino Martorana
Gioacchino Martorana (19 August 1736 – 27 November 1779) was a Sicilian painter. He was the son of Pietro Martorana and a member of an extended family of decorators and artists from Palermo. Martorana was born in Palermo, in the Mediterranean island of Sicily. When he was seventeen he went to Rome to study under his father's former pupil Giuseppe Vasi, and also spent time with Marco Benefial. He remained in Rome until the 1770s. He painted many religious subjects; much of his work shows the influence of Sebastiano Conca and of Pompeo Girolamo Batoni. After his return to Palermo he painted a number of portraits, including one of the Sicilian architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia. He painted frescoes in several palaces of the city, among them Palazzo Comitini, Palazzo Costantino and Palazzo Butera. These late works show the influence of the French Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical sty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
