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 1609. Show all posts
21 February 2020

Raimondo Montecuccoli – military commander

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Brilliant tactician who outwitted his opponents Raimondo Montecuccoli, depicted in this 1650 engraving, was a renowned military strate...
25 August 2018

Galileo demonstrates potential of telescope

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Scientist unveiled new instrument to Doge of Venice How the Milanese artist Giuseppe Bertini imagined the scene as Galileo demonstrate...
14 April 2018

Gasparo da Salò – violin maker

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Founder of the Brescian school of stringed instrument craftsmen The bust of Gasparo da Salò in Salò One of Italy’s earliest violin ma...
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