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Sassoferrato
Sassoferrato is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy. History To the south of the town lie the ruins of the ancient Sentinum, on the Via Flaminia. The castle above the town is mentioned from the 11th century; the town belonged to the House of Este from 1208, later to the Atti family, becoming a free municipality in 1460 after the assassination of Luigi degli Atti. Geography Sassoferrato borders with the municipalities of Arcevia, Fabriano, Genga, Serra Sant'Abbondio ( PU), Pergola (PU), Costacciaro ( PG, Umbria) and Scheggia e Pascelupo (PG, Umbria). Frazioni A frazione (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy: * Baruccio * Borgo Sassoferrato * Breccia di Venatura * Cabernardi * Ca' Boccolino * Camarano * Camazzocchi * Canderico * Cantarino * Caparucci * Capoggi * Casalvento * Case Aia * Castagna * Castagna Bassa * Castiglioni * Catobagli * Col Canino * Coldapi * Col della N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Battista Salvi Da Sassoferrato
Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato (August 25, 1609 – August 8, 1685), also known as Giovanni Battista Salvi, was an Italian Baroque painter, known for his archaizing commitment to Raphael's style. He is often referred to only by the town of his birthplace (Sassoferrato), as was customary in his time, and for example seen with da Vinci and Caravaggio. Biography The details of Giovanni Battista Salvi's biography are very sparse. He was born in the small town of Sassoferrato in the Marche region of central Italy, half-way between Rome and Florence, east of Apennines. Sassoferrato was apprenticed under his father, the painter Tarquinio Salvi; fragments of Tarquinio's work are still visible in the church of Saint Francis in Sassoferrato. The rest of Giovanni's training is undocumented but it is thought that he worked under the Bolognese Domenichino, a main apprentice of Annibale Carracci (c. 1580). Two other Carracci trainees Francesco Albani and Guido Reni also influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
