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81Gian Vincenzo Pinelli — (1535 ndash;1601) was an Italian humanist from Padua, a savant whose collection of manuscripts, when it was purchased from his estate in 1608 for the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, filled 70 cases. A mentor of Galileo, a collector of scientific… …
82Chorography — (from χῶρος khōros; place + γράφειν graphein, writing ) is a term deriving from the writings of the ancient geographer Ptolemy, meaning the geographical description of regions. However, its resonances have varied with time and place …
83Leandro Alberti — was an Italian Dominican historian, born at Bologna in 1479; died same place, probably in 1552. In his early youth he attracted the attention of the Bolognese rhetorician, Giovanni Garzo, who volunteered to act as his tutor. He entered the… …
84Temple of Antoninus and Faustina — Coordinates: 41°53′31.70″N 12°29′12.08″E / 41.892139°N 12.4866889°E / 41.892139; 12.4866889 …
85Filippo Barigioni — (Rome 1690 ndash; Rome 1753) was a sculptor and architect working in the Late Baroque tradition. His career was spent largely on papal commissions, including aqueducts and fountains, in and around Rome. As a professor of architecture at the… …
86Stefano Pozzi — (9 November 1699 (1707?) mdash; 11 June 1768) was an Italian painter, designer, draughtsman and decorator whose career was spent largely in Rome. Born in Rome, he was one of four artist sons of his father, an innkeeper: Rocco (1701–74) was an… …
87Tiromancino — is an Italian pop group founded in 1989. It was started by Federico Zampaglione and has released 9 albums. Their music is a subtle blend of folk and electronica. The singer songwriter of the band Federico Zampaglione is the son of a famous… …
88Tommaso Laureti — Tommaso Laureti, often called Tommaso Laureti Siciliano (c. 1530 22 September 1602), [G. Baglione, it. Le vite dei pittore (Rome) 1642:] was a Italian painter from Sicily who trained in the atelier of the aged Sebastiano del Piombo and worked in… …
89Vincenzo Cuoco — (October 1 1770 December 14 1823) was an Italian writer. He is mainly remembered for his Saggio Storico sulla Rivoluzione Napoletana del 1799 ( Historical Essay on the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799 ).BiographyEarly lifeVincenzo Cuoco was born… …
90Giovanni Cavazzi da Montecuccolo — Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi da Montecuccolo (1621 1678) was an Italian Capuchin missionary noted for his travels in 17th century Angola (then a Portuguese colony) and his lengthy account of local history and culture as well as a history of the… …
