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Spello
Spello (in Antiquity: Hispellum) is an ancient town and ''comune'' (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia in eastern-central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Assisi. The old walled town lies on a regularly NW-SE sloping ridge that eventually meets the plain. From the top of the ridge, Spello commands a good view of the Umbrian plain towards Perugia; at the bottom of the ridge, the town spills out of its walls into a small modern section (or ''borgo'') served by the rail line from Rome to Florence via Perugia. History Populated in ancient times by the Umbri, it became a Roman colony in the 1st century BC. Under the reign of Constantine the Great it was called ''Flavia Constans'', as attested by a document preserved in the local Communal Palace. Main sights The densely inhabited town, built with stone, retains its medieval aspect; the town is enclosed in a circuit of medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spello - Porta
Spello (in Antiquity: Hispellum) is an ancient town and ''comune'' (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia in eastern-central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Assisi. The old walled town lies on a regularly NW-SE sloping ridge that eventually meets the plain. From the top of the ridge, Spello commands a good view of the Umbrian plain towards Perugia; at the bottom of the ridge, the town spills out of its walls into a small modern section (or ''borgo'') served by the rail line from Rome to Florence via Perugia. History Populated in ancient times by the Umbri, it became a Roman colony in the 1st century BC. Under the reign of Constantine the Great it was called ''Flavia Constans'', as attested by a document preserved in the local Communal Palace. Main sights The densely inhabited town, built with stone, retains its medieval aspect; the town is enclosed in a circuit of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispellum
Hispellum (modern Spello) was an ancient town of Umbria, Italy, north of Fulginiae, on the road between it and Perusia. History Hispellum is mentioned in Pliny StraboV.2.10, and Ptolemy's ''Geography'', but apparently by no earlier author. It was one of the Umbrian cities that sent aid to Rome during the Second Punic War. The town seems to have been established by Augustus, who at any rate founded a colony there (Colonia Julia Hispellum) as a reward for soldiers who fought on his side against Mark Antony in the Perusine War (41-40 BC). Augustus also extended its territory to the springs of the Clitunno, 20 km distant, which had originally belonged to the territory of Mevania, and the city provided a public bath and accommodation there. Hispellum received the name of ''Flavia Constans ''by a rescript of the emperor Constantine, a copy of which on a marble tablet is still preserved at the Communal Palace of Spello, and which showed that it had a certain importance in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Lorenzo, Spello
San Lorenzo is a 14th-century church located in Spello, in Perugia province Umbria, Italy. History The church was erected at the site of earlier temples, after the repulse of the siege of Spello in 1120. It was damaged, rebuilt, and reconsecrated in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX Pope Gregory IX ( la, Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; c. 1145 or before 1170 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the '' Decre .... In 1438, San Bernardino of Siena preached there. It was visited by Popes in 1476, 1507 and 1534. A major refurbishment took place in 1564. La Opere de Arte della chiesa di San Lorenzo di Spello, by Giulio Urbini, March 31, 1895, number 7, page 50-54. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorenzo Spel ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cola Petruccioli
Cola Petruccioli (1360–1401) was an Italian painter from Orvieto in Umbria, known as an apprentice to Ugolino di Prete Ilaro, active in the period around 1400 and contemporary of the Sienese School. His works are seen in the Cathedral of Assisi, as well as in the ''Capella de Corporale'' in Orvieto. In Cetona he painted frescoes of Virgin Mary in the Franciscan Hermitage, ''Convento di Santa Maria a Belverde''. These are shown in Enzo Carli's ''Gli Affreschi di Belverde.'' (Edam, Florence, 1977). He painted a diptych the contains an ''Annuciation'' and a ''Crucifixion'' (1395), displayed in the Pinacoteca Civica of the town of Spello. Bill Thayer webpages (University of Chicago website). He died in |
Sant'Andrea, Spello
Sant’Andrea is a 14th-century church located in Spello, province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy. History A church at this site is documented since 1025, as belonging to Camaldolese monks from the monastery of San Silvestro on Monte Subasio. In the 13th century, the church came under the rule of the bishop of Spoleto, who then granted it, and surrounding farms, to monks of the Franciscan order. Soon thereafter a Franciscan monastery was begun. In 1254, Pope Innocent IV, and again in 1256 Pope Alexander IV, confirmed these grants. In 1258, the latter pope granted indulgences to be offered over ten years to help pay for the erection of the monastery. The monastery was aided by its affiliation with the blessed Andrea Caccioli (1194-1254), who had been an original novice under St Francis, and had been the earliest leader of this monastery. In 1360, the blessed monk was proclaimed a "co-patron" of the town, although he did not get ''cultus confirmation'' by the Vatican until 173 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tega Chapel, Spello
Sant’Anna is a 14th-century oratory located in Spello, province of Perugia, region of Umbria, Italy. History This chapel was originally the prayer hall or oratory of the medieval Flagellant confraternity ''dei disciplinati di Sant'Anna'', who are known to have operated a hospital nearby since 1362. The hospital and confraternity appear to have been suppressed in 1571, and led the building to serve as a warehouse. In 1970, the frescoes underwent restoration, and the building is now known also known as Capella Tega, due to the present owner. The walls of the oratory were frescoed circa 1461 by Nicolò di Liberatore known as ''l'Alunno'' and a second artist, once designated as the ''Master of the Life of the Baptist'' (Todino) (Maestro delle storie del Battista-Todini), now suspected to be Pietro di Mazzaforte, son of Giovanni di Corraduccio Giovanni di Corraduccio, also called Giovanni Mazaforte, (active circa 1404-1437) was an Italian painter of the Gothic style, active mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baglioni Chapel
The Baglioni Chapel is a chapel in the Collegiate church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Spello, central Italy. It is known for its Renaissance frescoes executed by Pinturicchio from c. 1500 to 1501. History The decoration was commissioned by the prior (later bishop) Troilo Baglioni, and the end of the work is assigned to 1501. The work was the last important one by Pinturicchio in Umbria, before his sojourns in Rome and Siena. The paintings, typically for Pinturicchio, were executed rapidly thanks to a well-organized workshop, with other masters painting above his drawings. In the later 16th century, the chapel received a pavement with Deruta ceramics. It was restored in 1976–77 and provided with an air conditioning system against the effects of humidity. Description The chapel has a quadrangular floor plan with a cross-vault. The frescoes' theme is ''stories from the childhoods of Mary and of Jesus''. The vault contains four Sibyls, sitting on thrones and flanked by cartouches w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinturicchio
Pinturicchio, or Pintoricchio (, ; born Bernardino di Betto; 1454–1513), also known as Benetto di Biagio or Sordicchio, was an Italian painter during the Renaissance. He acquired his nickname (meaning "little painter") because of his small stature and he used it to sign some of his artworks that were created during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries."PINTURICCHIO." ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists''. ''Oxford Art Online''. Oxford University Press. Web. 14 February 2017. . Biography Early years Pinturicchio was born the son of Benedetto or Betto di Biagio, in Perugia. In his career, he may have trained under lesser known Perugian painters such as Bonfigli and Fiorenzo di Lorenzo. According to Vasari, Pinturicchio was a paid assistant of Perugino. The works of the Perugian Renaissance school are very similar and often paintings by Perugino, Pinturicchio, Lo Spagna, and a young Raphael may be mistaken, one for the other. In the execution of large frescoes, pupils an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spello PietÃ
The Spello Pietà is a fresco of the Pietà by Perugino executed in 1521–1522. It also shows John the Apostle and Mary Magdalene kneeling either side of the Virgin Mary. It is now sited in the left transept of the Chiesa Santa Maria Maggiore in Spello Spello (in Antiquity: Hispellum) is an ancient town and ''comune'' (township) of Italy, in the province of Perugia in eastern-central Umbria, on the lower southern flank of Mt. Subasio. It is 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Foligno and 10 km ( ..., but its origins are unknown.Vittoria Garibaldi, Perugino in ''Pittori del Rinascimento'', Scala, Florence, 2004 (Italian) () References 1521 paintings 1522 paintings Church frescos in Italy Paintings by Pietro Perugino Paintings of the Pietà {{Italy-art-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foligno
Foligno (; Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is located south-east of Perugia, north-north-west of Trevi and south of Spello. While Foligno is an active bishopric, one of its civil parishes, San Giovanni Profiamma, is the historical site of the former bishopric of Foro Flaminio, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Foligno railway station forms part of the main line from Rome to Ancona, and is the junction for Perugia; it is thus an important rail centre, with repair and maintenance yards for the trains of central Italy, and was therefore subjected to severe Allied aerial bombing in World War II, responsible for its relatively modern aspect, although it retains some medieval monuments. Of its Roman past no significant trace remains, with the exception of the regular street plan of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Subasio
Mount Subasio is a mountain of the Apennine mountains, in the province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. On its slopes are located the ancient towns of Assisi and Spello. The mountain stands about 1290 metres above sea level. Its pink colored stones were used for many Franciscan buildings at the World Heritage site of Assisi. The area is included in the natural park ''Parco del Monte Subasio''. History Castle ''Sasso Rosso'' ("Redrock") on the slope of Mount Subasio was the site of Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Agnes of Assisi's childhood since according to tradition they were the daughters of Favorino Scifi, ''Conte'' of Sasso-Rosso, the wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in Assisi as well. The Benedictine Abbot of St. Benedict of Monte Subasio gave the little church of Porziuncola around 1208 to St. Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi ( it, Francesco d'Assisi; â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Perugia
The Province of Perugia ( it, Provincia di Perugia) is the larger of the two provinces in the Umbria region of Italy, comprising two-thirds of both the area and population of the region. Its capital is the city of Perugia. The province covered all of Umbria until 1927, when the province of Terni was carved out of its southern third. The province of Perugia has an area of 6,334 km² covering two-thirds of Umbria, and a total population of about 660,000. There are 59 comunes ( it, comuni) in the province. The province has numerous tourist attractions, especially artistic and historical ones, and is home to the Lake Trasimeno, the largest lake of Central Italy. It is historically the ancestral origin of the Umbri, while later it was a Roman province and then part of the Papal States until the late 19th century. History and topology The Etruscans likely founded Perugia in the 6th century BC. The Umbra and Tiber valleys are located in the province. The eastern part of the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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