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Rienzi, Cola di

(Encyclopedia)Rienzi or Rienzo, Cola di kôˈlä dē rēĕnˈtsē, rēĕnˈtsō [key], 1313?–1354, Roman popular leader. In 1343 on a mission to Pope Clement VI at Avignon, he won the papal confidence. While ther...

Villafranca di Verona

(Encyclopedia)Villafranca di Verona vēlˌläfrängˈkä dē vārôˈnä [key], town (1991 pop. 27,036), Venetia, NE Italy. In 1859, Napoleon III and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria met there after the Austrian d...

Castellammare di Stabia

(Encyclopedia)Castellammare di Stabia kästĕlˌläm-mäˈrā dē stäˈbyä [key], city, in Campan...

Terranova di Sicilia

(Encyclopedia)Terranova di Sicilia: see Gela, Italy. ...

Cambio, Arnolfo di

(Encyclopedia)Cambio, Arnolfo di: see Arnolfo di Cambio. ...

Betto, Bernardino di

(Encyclopedia)Betto, Bernardino di: see Pinturicchio. ...

Buoninsegna, Duccio di

(Encyclopedia)Buoninsegna, Duccio di: see Duccio di Buoninsegna. ...

Agostino di Duccio

(Encyclopedia)Agostino di Duccio ägōstēˈnō dē do͞otˈchō [key], b. 1418, d. after 1481, Florentine sculptor. Agostino worked mainly in other parts of Italy; he carved marble narrative reliefs for the facade...

Certosa di Pavia

(Encyclopedia)Certosa di Pavia chārtôˈzä dē pävēˈä [key], former Carthusian abbey of Pavia. One of the most magnificent of all monastic structures, it has been maintained as a national monument since 1866....

Campagna di Roma

(Encyclopedia)Campagna di Roma kämpäˈnyä dē rôˈmä [key], low-lying region surrounding the city of Rome, c.800 sq mi (2,070 sq km), Campania, central Italy. A favorite residential area in Roman times, it was...