Anticoli Corrado () is a (municipality) in the

Metropolitan City of Rome Metropolitan City of Rome Capital () is an area of local government at the level of metropolitan city in the Lazio region of Italy. It comprises the territory of the city of Rome and 120 other ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in the hinterland of the c ...

in the

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region of

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, located about northeast of

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. Anticoli Corrado borders the following municipalities:

Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the coun ...

Marano Equo Marano Equo is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about east of Rome. It stands on a steep slope descending to the Aniene The Aniene (; ), formerly known as the Teverone, is a river in La ...

Rocca Canterano Rocca Canterano is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italy, Italian region of Lazio, Latium, located about east of Rome. Rocca Canterano borders the following municipalities: Agosta (RM), Agosta, Anticoli Corrado, Canteran ...

Roviano Roviano is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region of Latium, located about northeast of Rome. Roviano borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Arsoli, Cineto Romano, Mandela, Marano Equo, Riofr ...

Saracinesco Saracinesco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Lazio, located about northeast of Rome. Saracinesco borders the following municipalities: Anticoli Corrado, Cerreto Laziale, Mandela, Rocca Canter ...

. Anticoli became known in the 19th century because its young inhabitants used to pose as models for the community of artists living near

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in Rome. Some artists eventually went to see the birthplace of their models and found Anticoli a very picturesque site to the point of living there for some time. The town attracted artists until World War II. Artists included

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, Henry Inlander,

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, and Noel Paine.

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's ''

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'' (1969) was almost entirely shot here.

Main sights

*Church of St. Peter (11th century) *''Palazzo Baronale'' (17th century) *''Piazza delle Ville'', with a fountain by

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*Civic Museum of Modern Art, housing works by artists connected to the town, such as

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, Paolo Salvati,

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and

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Twin towns

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