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Padua also plays host to the majority of Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare and in Much Ado About Nothing Benedick is named as "Signior Benedick of Padua". Paolo De Poli , painter and enamellist , author of decorative panels and design objects, 15 times invited to the Venice Biennale was born in Padua.
The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (Italian: Basilica Pontificia di Sant'Antonio di Padova) is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Padua, Veneto, Northern Italy, dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. Although the basilica is visited as a place of pilgrimage by people from all over the world, it is not the cathedral of the city ...
The Musei Civici di Padova or degli Eremitani is a complex of museums and historic sites, centered on the former convent of the Eremitani (Augustinian order), and its famous Cappella degli Scrovegni with its Giotto fresco masterpieces. The complex is located on Piazza Eremitani, at the edge of the historic center of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy.
Padua is a historic city located in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Venice and 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Verona. With a population of ...
Kiss of Judas, one of the panels in the Scrovegni Chapel. The Scrovegni Chapel (Italian: Cappella degli Scrovegni [kapˈpɛlla deʎʎi skroˈveɲɲi]), also known as the Arena Chapel, is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the Monastero degli Eremitani in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. The chapel and monastery are now part ...
Diocesan museum of Padua. The Diocesan museum of Padua displays arts and artifacts belonging to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua; it is housed in the 15th-century former bishop's residence or Palazzo Vescovile. The building, adjacent to the Cathedral of Padua, faces the Piazza del Duomo, can in the historic center of Padua, region of Veneto ...
1266 – Padua takes nearby Vicenza. [6] 1284 – Tomb of Antenor rebuilt in the Piazza Antenore [it]. [7][6] 1304 – Salt War with Venice. 1305 – Artist Giotto paints the Scrovegni Chapel (approximate date). [8] 1311 – Cangrande I della Scala in power. [3] 1318 – Jacopo I da Carrara becomes lord of Padua.
The Orto Botanico di Padova is a botanical garden in Padua, in the northeastern part of Italy. [1] Founded in June 1545 by the Venetian Republic, [2][3] it is the world's oldest academic botanical garden that is still in its original location. [4] The garden – operated by the University of Padua [5] and owned by the Italian government ...