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Barbara Strozzi (also called Barbara Valle; baptised 6 August 1619 – 11 November 1677) was an Italian composer and singer of the Baroque Period. During her lifetime, Strozzi published eight volumes of her own music, and had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era. [ 1 ]
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This political and financial competition was the origin of the Strozzi-Medici rivalry. Later, while the Medici ruled Florence, the Strozzi family ruled Siena, which Florence attacked, causing great animosity between the two families. Soon afterward, the Strozzi married into the Medici family, essentially giving the Medici superiority.
A biography of noted Peoria author and feminist Betty Friedan sits on a table in the dining room of her childhood home, currently for sale at 1011 N. Farmington Road in Peoria. Friedan was born ...
Portrait of Clarissa Strozzi is an oil on canvas portrait by the Italian painter Titian, from 1542. It is held the Gemäldegalerie, in Berlin. The painting depicts a girl from the old Florentine family of Strozzi. The girl seems slightly frightened and holds onto her little Phalene dog.
Josefina Montoya. Josefina Montoya's story takes place 15 miles away from Santa Fe, shortly after Mexico gained independence from Spanish rule. Though Josefina is shy by nature, she feels a lot ...
Following the devastating fires in Southern California, the New Girl alum took to social media to share how she was personally affected by the tragedy, revealing that her childhood home in the ...
Carson McCullers Childhood Home: 1917–1934 Atlanta: Born Lula Carson Smith, McCullers gained literary acclaim at the young age of 23 with her first novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. The writer's childhood home is now owned by Columbus State University. [17]