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San Pietro In Oliveto
San Pietro in Oliveto is a Roman Catholic church located at the end of via del Castello in central Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy. History The church was founded in late 11th or early 12th-centuries, and began attached a Benedictine convent. The name was derived from the olive groves once on Cidneo hill. The convent was destroyed during a siege in 1433. In 1487, it was transferred to the Canons of San Giorgio in Alega of Venice, and reconstruction in the 16th century under the design of Antonio Medaglia. The order was suppressed in 1668, and it became property of a Carmelite order. These were expelled in 1799, and in 1805, it was made part of a seminary. The altarpiece in the second altar on the left depicting ''St John of the Cross in contemplation'' is attributed to Giuseppe Tortelli. An inventory from 1856 lists the following works: *''Virgin above San Lorenzo Giustiniani with St John the Evangelist and Holy Wisdom'' by Moretto da Brescia *''Scapular of the Carmelit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiesa San Pietro In Oliveto Facciata Brescia
Chiesa (Italian, 'church') may refer to: People with the surname *Andrea Chiesa (born 1966), Swiss Formula One racer *Anthony della Chiesa (1394–1459), Italian Dominican friar *Bruno della Chiesa (born 1962), European linguist * Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa (1920-1982), Italian military leader *Deborah Chiesa (born 1996), Italian tennis player *Enrico Chiesa (born 1970), Italian footballer **Federico Chiesa (born 1997), Italian footballer, son of Enrico Chiesa *Giacomo della Chiesa (1854-1922), Italian bishop, became Pope Benedict XV *Giulietto Chiesa (1940-2020), Italian journalist and politician *Giulio Chiesa (1928-2010), Italian pole vaulter *Gordon Chiesa, American basketball coach *Guido Chiesa (born 1959), Italian director and screenwriter *Jeffrey S. Chiesa (born 1965), U.S. Senator; American lawyer; former Attorney General of New Jersey *Laura Chiesa (born 1971), Italian fencer *Mario Chiesa (politician) (born c1938), Italian politician *Michael Chiesa (born 1987), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostino Galeazzi
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Agostino may refer to: * Agostino (name) * ''Agostino'' (film), an Italian film directed by Mauro Bolognini * ''Agostino'' (novel), a short novel by Alberto Moravia *, an Italian coaster See also * Agostini (other) * D'Agostino (other) *Augustino (other) Augustino is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Augustino de Cazalla (1510–1559), Spanish clergyman *Augustino Jadalla Wani, South Sudanese politician *Augustino Marial, Sudanese boxer *Augustino Masele (born 1966), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renaissance Architecture In Brescia
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. It occurred after the Crisis of the Late Middle Ages and was associated with great social change. In addition to the standard periodization, proponents of a "long Renaissance" may put its beginning in the 14th century and its end in the 17th century. The traditional view focuses more on the early modern aspects of the Renaissance and argues that it was a break from the past, but many historians today focus more on its medieval aspects and argue that it was an extension of the Middle Ages. However, the beginnings of the period – the early Renaissance of the 15th century and the Italian Proto-Renaissance from around 1250 or 1300 – overlap considerably with the Late Middle Ages, conventionally da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompeo Ghitti
Pompeo Ghitti (1631–1703 or 1704) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in and in towns surrounding Brescia. Biography He was born in the village of Marone on the shores of Lake Iseo, near Brescia. He was a pupil of the painters Ottavio Amigoni and Angelo Everardi, and then of Giovanni Battista Discepoli. Ghitti contributed to the extensive fresco series in the Brescian church of ''Santo Corpo di Cristo'' (or ''del Corpus Domini'', now called ''Santo Cristo''). He painted two altarpieces, the ''Last Supper'' (1681, 2nd chapel to left) and ''Glory of St. Carlo Borromeo with the saints Stephen Martyr, Francis of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, & Rocco'' (1668, 2nd chapel right) for the parochial church of Santa Maria Assunta in Ghedi. He painted the main altarpiece with a ''St. Carlo Borromeo praying to Virgin'' with insertion of an image of the Trinity by Pietro Scalvini for the brothers of the :it:Confraternita della Santissima Trinità dei pellegrini' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Zoppo
Paolo Zoppo (early 16th century) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Brescia. He died suddenly in the town of Desenzano. He is known to have depicted in paint the sack of Brescia in 1512 by Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512), nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance. Nephew of King Louis XII of France and general of his armies in Italy from 1511 t .... References * People from Brescia 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Brescia Italian Renaissance painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Celesti
Andrea Celesti (1637–1712) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, working in Venice. His style gravitated over the years from a turgid and academic weightiness to a lighter, looser brushstroke. Biography Celesti was born in Venice and is buried in Toscolano. He first trained with Matteo Ponzoni, then with Sebastiano Mazzoni. During his early years (1659–1669) he worked in Venice, both in sundry labors for Doge's palace, and frescoes for the main salon of the ''Palazzo Erizzo''. In 1676, he was painted doge Nicolò Sagredo’s portrait for the ''Sala dello Scrutinio'' in Ducal Palace. For the same site, in 1680, he painted canvases of ''Moses destroys the golden calf''. In 1681, he was awarded the title of ''Cavalieri'' by Doge Alvise Contarini. In 1684, he helped in the decoration of ''San Zaccaria''. Some sources claim he joined a "collegio" for Venetian painters in 1687; perhaps this reflects that in 1708, he joined the ''Fraglia'' or guild of Venetian painters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of White Mountain
), near Prague, Bohemian Confederation(present-day Czech Republic) , coordinates = , territory = , result = Imperial-Spanish victory , status = , combatants_header = , combatant1 = Catholic League , combatant2 = Bohemian Confederation Electoral Palatinate , commander1 = , commander2 = , strength1 = 23,00012 guns , strength2 = 21,00010 guns , casualties1 = 650 killed and wounded , casualties2 = 2,800 killed and wounded , map_type = Czech Republic Prague#Czech Republic , map_mark = Battle icon (crossed swords).svg , map_relief = , map_size = 300px , map_marksize = 30 , map_caption = , map_label = White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain ( cz, Bitva na Bílé hoře; german: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Ricchino
Francesco Ricchino was an Italian architect of the Renaissance period, born in Rovato and mainly active in his native Brescia. Biography He was a pupil of Alessandro Bonvicino. He painted scenes for the chancel of the church of San Pietro in Oliveto in Brescia. He is known also as a poet. The biographer Cristiani describes him as an architect working for the Elector of Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of .... He cites two sources claiming he died after may 1571 (Three letter to Hippolito Chizzola in the archives of Fam.Ducco, march and may 1571, Brescia). References * * 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Painters from Brescia 16th-century Italian architects Italian Renaissance architects Architects from Bres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Trevisano
Angelo Trevisani (1669 – after 1753) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque, active mainly in Venice. He was born in Venice (or possibly Capodistria), the younger brother of Francesco Trevisani who was born in Capodistria, and who painted mainly in Rome under the patronage of Cardinal Ottoboni. Angelo was a pupil of Andrea Celesti. He also painted for the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pilastrello in Lendinara. He was influenced by Antonio Balestra. In Italian, it is Angelo Trevisanute. Among his pictures were ''Expulsion of Moneychangers from the Temple'' for SS. Cosmo e Damiano, Venice; ''Dream of S. Theresa'' for San Pietro in Oliveto, in Brescia; and ''Madonna'' for the Gallery in Madrid, others included ''Putti Musicians'', the ''Guardian Angel'' and the ''Self-Portrait''. On the direct male line of his family, it leads down to Michael Trevisani. He is one of the few Trevisanis left in the United States. Bartolomeo Nazari Bartolomeo Nazari (May 31, 1693 – August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernardo Strozzi
Bernardo Strozzi, named il Cappuccino and il Prete Genovese (c. 1581 – 2 August 1644) was an Italian Baroque painter and engraver. A canvas and fresco artist, his wide subject range included history, allegorical, genre and portrait paintings as well as still lifes.Chiara Krawietz. "Strozzi, Bernardo." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 February 2017Bernardo Strozzi, ''Nature morte avec une corbeille de fruits, un vase de fleurs et des fruits sur un entablement'' at Galerie Canesso Paris Born and initially mainly active in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Carretti
Domenico Carretti (c. 1650-c. 1719) was an Italian painter, born in Bologna, and active mainly at Brescia. He painted a ''Virgin with the Infant Jesus and St. Theresa'' for the church of San Pietro in Oliveto in Brescia. References * 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Bologna Painters from Brescia Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Paglia
Francesco Paglia (1636 – c. 1714) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia. Biography He was a pupil of Guercino. He also wrote a description of paintings in Brescia, using both prose and poetry, titled ''il Giardino della Pittura'' (The Garden of Painting). A copy of the manuscript was in the hands of the Avogadro family, which was known for their local patronage. Paglia also painted a ''St. Onofrio in the desert'' for the church of San Barnaba. He had two sons, Antonio (1680- 9 February 1747) and Angelo (born 1681), both painters. Antonio moved to Venice after the death of his father to study with Sebastiano Ricci Sebastiano Ricci (1 August 165915 May 1734) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque school of Venice. About the same age as Piazzetta, and an elder contemporary of Tiepolo, he represents a late version of the vigorous and luminous Corton .... Angelo also learned to sculpt in clay from the Brescian Santo Calegar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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