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History & culture
Mino da Fiesole and the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
La Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, collocata sulla sommità del colle Esquilino, è una delle quattro basiliche papali di Roma.…
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A Silver Book Cover from Florence
In particolare durante il periodo rinascimentale Firenze si distinse per l’ottima qualità della lavorazione del metallo. Un pregevole esempio di…
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An Illuminated Miniature from Bologna
Bologna is the capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna and one of Italy’s important historical cities. The region is perhaps…
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A Wax Artist’s Model from the Renaissance
The artist-client relationship was fundamental to the success of artists during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Patrons demanded to…
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The Power of Relics
During the 1300s, the Italian peninsula was occupied by numerous independent kingdoms, communes and city states that did not always…
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A Rock Crystal Cross from Venice
It is commonly known that Venice has a long history for glass production extending back through the Middle Ages.…
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Filippino Lippi’s Holy Family
Within the collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art will be found one of Fillipino Lippi’s great works representing “The…
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Music for Christmas Mass
A variety of liturgical manuscripts were needed during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance for the celebration of the Mass…
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The Splendor of the Doge
Venice, one of the most beautiful and exotic of Italian cities, is renowned for its geographical setting, its architecture and…
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An Ivory from Amalfi
A popular tourist destination for travelers to Italy since the 19th century is the celebrated Amalfi coast of southern Italy.…
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