Lucca

January 25, 2018
Painter Pompeo Batoni was born on 25 January 1708 in Lucca.

November 6, 2017
On 6 November 1531 Il Sodoma Received a 10- Ducat Bonus.

January 22, 2016
22 January 1419 was a defining moment for the urban history of Siena: on this day, Renaissance sculptor Jacopo della Quercia was requested to draft and publicly display his final project for the Fonte Gaia, the monumental fountain in the city’s landmark square, Piazza del Campo.

January 27, 2015
Painter Bernardino Nocchi died on 27 January 1812.

December 8, 2014
Ilaria del Carretto Died on 8 December 1405.

October 27, 2014
Italian cardinal and art patron Gentile Partino da Montefiore died on 27 October 1312 in Lucca.