Category Archives: Italian

Pope Urban VIII Urbanus 1568-1644

Pope Urban VIII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in 1644. He expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts and a reformer of Church missions
Size 7 x 11 cms
Price £14.00

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Gaudenzio De Pagave 1776-1833, Italian benefactor

The Gaudenzio De Pagave Institute was founded in Novara in 1833 from the will of the Knight Gaudenzio De Pagave who, upon dying, left all his property as an inheritance to the citizens of Novara, so that they could take care of alleviating the terrible ” scourge of poverty “.
Artist: Geille
Date:
Size 13 x 18 cms
Price £28.00

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Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma 1545-1592

Italian noble and condottiero who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592.
Size 11 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

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Torquato Tasso 1544-1595

Torquato Tasso was an Italian poet of the 16th century, best known for his poem Gerusalemme liberata, in which he depicts a highly imaginative version of the combats between Christians and Muslims at the end of the First Crusade, during the Siege of Jerusalem.
Size 9 x 9.5 cms
Price £14.00

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Don Giovanni de’ Medici 1567-1621

Italian military commander, diplomat and architect. Medici was born the illegitimate son of Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and of Eleonora of Albizzi. Medici was later legitimated by his father
Size 12 x 15 cms
Price £28.00

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Octavio Piccolomini. 1599-1656

Ottavio Piccolomini was an Italian nobleman whose military career included service as a Spanish general and then as a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire
Artist: Sysang
Date:
Size 9 x 13 cms
Price £28.00

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Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia 1701-1773

Charles Emmanuel III was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the paternal grandfather of the last three mainline Kings of Sardinia.
Size 16.5 x 22.7 cms
Price £28.00

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