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 17th century. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 17th century. Show all posts

6 March 2026

Guarino Guarini - architect

Baroque master who shaped the identity of Turin Guarini's daring geometrics brought a new dimension to the architecture of Turin Guarino...

11 August 2022

Lavinia Fontana – artist

Mother of 11 was Italy’s first female professional painter A detail from Fontana's Self-Portrait at the Clavichord with a Servant, pain...

3 June 2019

Pietro Paolini – artist

Follower of Caravaggio passed on his techniques to the next generation Paolini's Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes, whi...

17 February 2016

Arcangelo Corelli – musician

Baroque composer had a major influence on the development of music The composer Arcangelo Corelli Violinist and composer Arcangelo C...

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