Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label 1472. Show all posts

25 April 2018

Leon Battista Alberti - Renaissance polymath

Architect with multiple artistic talents Leon Battista Alberti contributed to many aspects of Renaissance cultural development The p...

24 November 2017

Pietro Torrigiano – sculptor

Achievements overshadowed by assault on Michelangelo Pietro Torrigiano was born in Florence in 1472 Pietro Torrigiano, the sculpt...

28 March 2017

Fra Bartolommeo - Renaissance great

Friar rated equal of Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo Bartolommeo's God the Father with SS Catherine of Siena and Mary Magdalene ...

17 January 2016

Guidobaldo I – Duke of Urbino

Military leader headed a cultured court Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who was to become Duke of Urbino, was born on this day in Gubbio in 1...

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