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Showing posts with label Cortona. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Cortona. Show all posts

5 April 2024

Francesco Laparelli - architect and military engineer

Italian who designed Valletta, the fortified capital of Malta Francesco Laparelli found himself in demand as a military architect The archit...

7 April 2023

Gino Severini - painter and mosaicist

Tuscan was leading figure in Futurist movement Gino Severini, typically sporting a monacle, was an influential figure in 20th century Italia...

27 September 2017

Jovanotti - musician

Former rapper important figure in Italian pop culture Jovanotti is now one of Italy's most popular performers, attracting sell-ou...

1 November 2016

Pietro da Cortona – painter and architect

Outstanding exponent of Baroque style Pietro da Cortona: a self-portrait Artist Pietro da Cortona was born Pietro Berrettini on this ...

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