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 Palazzo Vecchio. Show all posts
20 October 2024

Bianca Cappello – noblewoman

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Tragic end for the mistress who earned promotion to Grand Duchess  Bianca Cappello became the mistress of Francesco I Bianca Cappello, the m...
19 May 2024

Baccio d’Agnolo - architect and woodcarver

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Florentine who influenced the look of his home city Baccio d'Agnolo was a significant influence on Florentine architecture The woodcarve...
8 September 2017

Michelangelo’s David

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Masterpiece emerged from an abandoned block of marble A replica of Michelangelo's David now stands  in front of the Palazzo Ve...
11 July 2017

Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo

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The shocking fate of a Spanish noblewoman Leonora, as depicted by the 16th century portrait painter Alessandro Allori The beautif...
1 August 2016

Cosimo de' Medici

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Banker who founded the Medici dynasty This portrait of Cosimo by Jacopo da Contormo  can be viewed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence ...
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