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Showing posts with label Pope Julius II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pope Julius II. Show all posts
10 July 2023

Ludovico Chigi – Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

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Roman with many titles had powerful ancestors Ludovico Chigi, pictured in his ceremonial uniform Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere was born...
11 April 2023

Donato Bramante - architect and painter

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Father of High Renaissance style left outstanding legacy Bramante made his mark in Rome in the 16th century The architect and painter Donato...
20 February 2019

Francesco Maria II della Rovere - the last Duke of Urbino

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Last male in famous family line Francesco Maria II della Rovere, as depicted by Italian painter Federico Barocci in 1572 (Uffizi Galle...
6 January 2019

Baldassare Verazzi - painter

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Piedmontese artist famous for image of uprising in Milan Verazzi's  Episodio delle Cinque Giornate  (Combattimento a Palazzo Litta)...
1 November 2017

Sistine Chapel ceiling revealed

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All Saints’ Day chosen to show off Michelangelo’s work The Creation of Adam, centrepiece of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceilin...
3 August 2017

Imperia Cognati - courtesan

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Prostitute who became a celebrity Raphael's Galatea in his frescoes at the Villa Farnesina in Rome is thought to be Imperia Im...
11 December 2016

Pope Leo X

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Renaissance pope supported art but did not foresee the Reformation Pope Leo X, with cardinals Giulio de' Medici  and Luigi de Ross...
21 February 2016

Death of Pope Julius II

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Pope who commissioned Michelangelo for Sistine Chapel Raphael's portrait of Pope Julius II, which is housed in the National Galle...
22 January 2016

Papal Swiss Guard

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Colourful uniforms camouflage highly trained security professionals The Pope’s Swiss Guard was founded on this day in Vatican City in 1...