Torrini
Torrini may refer to * Torrini (jeweller) * Rudolph Edward Torrini, an American artist * Emilíana Torrini, an Icelandic singer songwriter * Elisa Torrini, an Italian model See also * Turini (other) Turini (Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) fami ...

Emilíana Torrini
Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "Jungle Drum", her 1999 album '' Love in the Time of Science'', and her performance of " Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. Early life Emilíana was born in Iceland, where she grew up in Kópavogur. At the age of seven, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. Her father, Salvatore Torrini, is Italian (from Naples), while her mother, Anna Stella Snorradóttir, is Icelandic. Because of name regulations in Iceland at the time, her father had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", which also meant that Emilíana had to use the surname after her father in the traditional way. A few years later, the name regulations were changed, and she was again allowed to use her original surname. After being discovered singing in a restaurant in Iceland by Derek Birkett, the owner of One Little In ...
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Rudolph Edward Torrini
Rudolph Edward Torrini (March 31, 1923 – September 5, 2018) was an American artist best known for his sculptures, wood carvings and bronze public monuments in the St. Louis area, including "The Immigrants", "The Union Soldier," and "Martin Luther King." A student of Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović, his work is also influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin. Torrini trained and taught Bob Cassilly, founder of the City Museum in St. Louis, and also helped establish the Master of Fine Arts program at Fontbonne University, Fontbonne College. Life and career Early life Rudolph Torrini was born in St. Louis the son of Stella DiPalma, a pianist in silent movie houses, and Cherinto Torrini, a plaster mold-maker from Garfagnana, Tuscany. After the death of his father, he became a jazz saxophone performer in his teenage years to support his family, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, serving as a clarinetist on the ship's band of the transport ship SS America (1939)#US Navy service .2 ...
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Torrini (jeweller)
Torrini is a Florentine company of goldsmiths located in the Piazza del Duomo. Founded in 1369, it is arguably the oldest jewelry firm in the world.www.henokiens.com/
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History

Torrini's trademark was registered in 1369 with the Blacksmiths and Armourers Guild of the Florentine Republic by Jacopus Turini Della Scharperia (or Scarperia). The registration is documented in the State Archives of Florence with a signum, which is a half-clover with a spur, still used to seal the firm's works. The Torrini Goldsmith Family's tradition of producing jewelry and artwork is passed down from father to son. Some of their works, created by members of the family, are now displayed in museums worldwide. For instance, Giovanni di Turino's (or Turini) Madonna and Child are exhibited at the National Gallery of Art < ...
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Elisa Torrini
Elisa Torrini (born Rome, 10 April 1989) is an Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Universe Italy 2011 on 30 June 2011 at the Piazzale del Soccorso in Forio d'Ischia. She is 1.80 m tall (5'11"), one of tallest Italian delegates ever in the history of the pageant. By winning the title, Elisa earned the right to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil, on 12 September 2011. As part of her prize package, Elisa won a week-long stay in Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ... during the month of August to attend the prestigious Katty Pulido International Academy, where she will receive intensive training in all areas of competition to aid her preparation for the Miss Universe pageant. It is ...
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