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Showing posts with label Vicenza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vicenza. Show all posts
26 April 2022

Tommaso Allan - rugby player

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Ex-Treviso star has won 61 international caps Tommaso Allan in the green colours of Benetton Treviso, his home for five years The rugby play...
7 August 2018

Vincenzo Scamozzi – architect

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Follower of Palladio had his own distinctive style A portrait of  Vincenzo Scamozzi attributed to Paolo Veronese The architect and w...
6 October 2017

Maria Bertilla Boscardin – wartime nurse

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Brave nun was prepared to die caring for others A depiction of Maria Bertilla Boscardin from Catholic Church literature Maria Be...
23 September 2017

Paolo Rossi - World Cup hero

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Goalscorer who bounced back from two-year ban (This article was written in 2017; sadly, Paolo Rossi passed away in 2020 at the age of 64) ...
18 February 2017

Roberto Baggio - football icon

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Azzurri star regarded as Italy's greatest player Roberto Baggio pictured after his world record transfer to Juventus The footbal...
19 August 2016

Andrea Palladio - world's favourite architect

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Humble stonecutter became his profession's biggest name Andrea Palladio, whose designs have been copied the world over Andrea Pa...
5 July 2016

Paolo Rossi's World Cup hat-trick

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Spain 1982: Italy defeat Brazil in classic match Paolo Rossi kisses the World Cup trophy on the plane back to Italy Italians were ce...
3 March 2016

Teatro Olimpico – Vicenza

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Renaissance theatre still stages plays and concerts The remarkable stage set at the Teatro Olimpico made use of perspective to create ...