siena

July 1, 2016
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June 24, 2016
According to one of two existing death certificates, painter Girolamo Pieri Ballati Nerli died on 24 June 1926 in Nervi, near Genoa.

March 25, 2016
On 25 March 1430 —on what was the first day of the Senese new year until 1750— the rich Senese widow Ludovica Bertini commissioned an altarpiece for a now-destroyed chapel in the Cathedral of Siena.

February 15, 2016
Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Il Sodoma, died on 15 February 1549 in Siena, where he spent the majority of his career.

February 5, 2016
Sculptor Tito Sarrocchi was born on 5 January 1824 in Siena.

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.

February 4, 2015
Italian engineer, wood-carver, and author Mariano di Jacopo, known as Il Taccola, was born on 4 February 1382 in Siena.

January 1, 2015
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October 26, 2014
Through 4 January 2015 see Fra Angelico…Rediscovered Masterpieces at the Domaine de Chantilly .

August 5, 2014
The Italian painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Sodoma , was documented at work in the cloister of Monte Oliveto Maggiore on this day in 1505.