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 Piazza di Spagna. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Piazza di Spagna. Show all posts

16 June 2018

Pietro Bracci - sculptor

Artist best known for Oceanus statue at Trevi Fountain Pietro Bracci's statue, Oceanus, is the centrepiece of the Trevi Fountain i...

28 May 2018

Caravaggio and a death in Campo Marzio

Hot-tempered artist killed man in Rome in row over a woman Caravaggio was a brilliant painter but had a reputation for drunken violenc...

12 February 2018

Michelangelo Cerquozzi – painter

Battle scenes brought fame and riches to Baroque artist Cerquozzi's painting Scena di battaglia is typical of the works that e...

25 February 2017

Alberto Sordi - actor

Comic genius who appeared in 190 films Alberto Sordi with Sophia Loren in the 1954 film Due notti con Cleopatra (Two Nights with Cleop...

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