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Showing posts with label Forlì. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Forlì. Show all posts
16 September 2018

Alessandro Fortis - politician

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Revolutionary who became Prime Minister Alessandro Fortis was Italy's prime minister from 1905 to 1906 Alessandro Fortis, a cont...
11 April 2018

Battle of Ravenna

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Thousands die in pointless conflict of the Italian Wars The chaos of the Battle of Ravenna depicted in a 15th century woodcut French...
25 February 2018

Giovanni Battista Morgagni - anatomist

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The father of modern pathological anatomy Giovanni Battista Morgagni taught at the University of Padua for 56 years Anatomist Gi...
21 September 2017

Maurizio Cattelan - conceptual artist

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Controversial work softened by irreverent humour Maurizio Cattelan once said that he aimed to be "as open and as incomprehensible...
13 August 2017

Aurelio Saffi – republican activist

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Politician prominent in Risorgimento movement Giacinto Pin's portrait of Aurelio Saffi The politician Aurelio Saffi, who was ...
18 April 2017

Ilario Bandini - racing car maker

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Farmer's son who created beautiful and successful cars Ilario Bandini, the car maker, pictured in 1988 Ilario Bandini, a busine...
14 April 2017

Girolamo Riario - papal military leader

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Assassinated after failed attempt to unseat Medici family Girolamo Riario Girolamo Riario, the 15th century governor of Imola and For...
5 April 2017

Giovanni dalle Bande Nere - condottiero

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Medici soldier who fathered Cosimo I de' Medici Giovanni dalle Bande Nere: a portrait by an unknown artist Giovanni dalle Band...
29 July 2016

The birth of Benito Mussolini

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Future dictator inspired by his father's politics Mussolini saw the First World War as an opportunity for Italy Benito Mussolini...