(1265–1321) Works: • De Monarchia (English) • Divina Commedia (Italian) ◊ Divine Comedy (English, Cary’s Translation) ◊ Divine Comedy (English, Longfellow’s Translation) • Il Convito (The Banquet) (English) • La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (English, Rossetti’s Translation) Quotes: • Dante Alighieri: Quotations Dante…
(1510–1572) Francisco de Borja y Aragón 4th Duke of Gandía Saint Francis Borgia in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) San Francisco de Borja y el moribundo impenitente 1788 Catedral de Santa María, Valencia Feast: • October 3 | October 10…
(1471–1528) The artist’s works: Die Drahtziehmühle c.1489 Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin Portrait of Barbara Dürer, née Holper 1490 Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer the Elder 1490 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Christ as the Man of Sorrows c.1492–1493 Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe Self-Portrait Holding a Thistle…
Lucca in art: Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Lucca Madonna 1436 Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main Museums: • Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi: Via Galli Tassi, 43, 55100 Lucca Births: • Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805) • Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) See also: • Cities | Italia
(1373–1443) Niccolò Albergati in Art: Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati c.1435 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Cardinal Niccolò Albergati c.1438 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna See also: • Cardinals | Diplomats
(c.1400-after 1452) Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini in Art: Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of Giovanni (?) Arnolfini and his Wife 1434 National Gallery, London Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a man c.1438–1440 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin See also: • Merchants | Van…
San Giorgio Maggiore in Art: Canaletto (1697-1768) Bacino di San Marco da San Giorgio Maggiore c.1735–1744 Wallace Collection, London De Chirico, Giorgio (1888-1978) Isola di San Giorgio 1948 Private collection Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793) Veduta della Piazzetta verso San Giorgio Maggiore…
Dukes of Urbino: • Montefeltro, Guidobaldo da (1472-1508) Urbino in Art: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere di Urbino 1538 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Births: • Raffaello (1483-1520) See also: • Cities | Italia
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) L’Ultima Cena (The Last Supper) 1494–1498 Dry wall-painting, 460 x 880 cm Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano Leonardo did not use the traditional fresco technique to paint the Last Supper and the lunettes. He chose a method that…
Basilica e Convento Domenicano di Santa Maria delle Grazie UNESCO World Heritage Site Completed: 1497 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie 2, 20123 Milano MI, Italia Website: https://legraziemilano.it/ Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano: Website: https://cenacolovinciano.org/ • Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519):…