Nicola Abbagnano Italian: ; 15 July 1901 – 9 September 1990 was an Italian existential philosopher. Contents 1Life 2Works 3Selected bibliography 4References 5External links Life Nicola Abbagnano was born in Salerno on 15 July 1901. He was the first-born son of a middle-class professional family, his father was a practicing lawyer in the area. He studied in Naples, and in November
Paola Zancani Montuoro (1901–1987) was an Italian classical scholar, archaeologist, educator and writer who specialized in ancient Greek art in Italy. After participating in the restoration of monuments around Pompei, in 1934 together with Umberto Zanotti Bianco, she embarked on excavation work in Foce del Sele which revealed the Sanctuary of Hera. From 1960, she investigated the ancient Magna Graecia sites of Sybaris and Francavilla Marittima. She was an
Antonio Zabelli (or Zabaglio) (1742-1796) was an Italian engraver born in Florence. He engraved several portraits for the collection published by Francesco Allegrini at Florence, in 1762; and some plates after the principal pictures at Naples: among them Mary Magdalene after Guercino; Flight to Egypt and Meeting of Christ and St. John after Guido Reni; and Three Marys at the Tomb of Christ after Annibale Carracci.
Simonetta Vespucci Cattaneo; 1453 – 26 April 1476, nicknamed la bella Simonetta, was an Italian noblewoman from Genoa, the wife of Marco Vespucci of Florence and the cousin-in-law of Amerigo Vespucci. She was known as the greatest beauty of her age in Italy, and was allegedly the model for many paintings by Sandro Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo, and other Florentine painters. Some art
Luisa Marelli Valazza born 1950 is an Italian chef whose restaurant Al Sorriso, in the Piedmont municipality of Soriso, has been recognized in the Michelin Guide since 1982 when it was awarded its first star. A second star followed in 1988 and a third in 1998. Contents 1Biography 2See also 3References 4External links Biography
Augusto Daniel Odone March 6, 1933 – October 24, 2013 and Michaela Teresa Murphy Odone (January 10, 1939 – June 10, 2000) were the parents of Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone (May 29, 1978 – May 30, 2008), a child with the illness adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). They became famous for developing a controversial treatment using Lorenzo’s oil for their son’s incurable illness. This quest
Emilia Telese born in Sarno, Italy,1973 is an Italian artist whose practice includes performance, visual, site-specific and video art, interactive and body-responsive technology, installation, literature and public art. She lives and works between Brighton, UK, Foggia, Italy, and Reykjavik, Iceland. Telese graduated in 1996 with a BA (Honours) in painting from the Fine Arts Academy, Florence, focusing on 14th-century techniques, Arte Povera and political performance. In 1997 she studied
Fr. Simpliciano of the Nativity 1827 – 1898 was a Franciscan and the founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Hearts (SFSC/FSSH) in Santa Balbina, Rome, Italy. Contents 1Early days 2Calling 3Mission 4Principles 5References Early days[edit] Fr. Simpliciano of the Nativity was born at Meta in the Campania region of southern Italy on May 11, 1827. He was baptized on the same day
Maria Signorelli Rome, 17 November 1908 – Rome, 9 July 1992 was an Italian puppet master known for her creations as well as for her sets and costume designs, and valuable collection of puppets. Contents 1Biography 1.1Education 1.2Performances 1.3Death 2The Maria Signorelli collection 3Selected exhibitions 4Selected publications 5References 6External sources Biography Maria Signorelli was the first of three daughters born to
Michela Schiff Giorgini née Beomonte 1923–1978 was an Italian archaeologist who is remembered for her extensive work in today’s Sudan at Soleb on the River Nile where from 1957 she conducted excavations of the Temple of Amenhotep III. During the 20 years she spent in the area, she went on to investigate the temple of Queen Tiye at Sedeinga, and the tomb of Taharqa at Nuri. The Michela