Category Archives: Architecture

I Fratelli Piccirilli

Posted on March 21, 2024 by babbityjean

Ancor prima del Rinascimento, gli scultori italiani erano celebri nel mondo per loro abilità artistiche.  Per questo motivo in America, fino dalla fine degli anni Ottanta dell’Ottocento, i modelli in gesso venivano spediti in Italia per essere riprodotti in marmo … Continue reading →

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The Piccirilli Brothers

Posted on March 21, 2024 by babbityjean

Since probably well before the Renaissance, Italian sculptors were renowned throughout the world for their artistry and skill.  Even in America until the late 1880s, plaster models were shipped to Italy to have them translated into marble by carvers there.  … Continue reading →

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The Secret Room

Posted on February 15, 2024 by babbityjean

The Medici Chapels are structures adjoining Brunelleschi’s Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, which was considered the “official” church of the Medici family.  Several family members are buried in the Old Sacristy.  Cardinal Giulio de Medici, the future Pope Clement … Continue reading →

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