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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 Biblioteca Marciana. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Biblioteca Marciana. Show all posts

9 January 2024

Marco Polo - merchant and explorer

Venetian trader who described travels in China A 19th century portrait in mosaic of Marco Polo at Palazzo Tursi in Genoa The Italian explor...

7 August 2018

Vincenzo Scamozzi – architect

Follower of Palladio had his own distinctive style A portrait of Vincenzo Scamozzi attributed to Paolo Veronese The architect and w...

25 July 2017

Agostino Steffani – composer

Baroque musician and cleric who features in modern literature Agostino Steffani, depcited in a 1714 portrait by Gerhard Kappers ...

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