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The Ducal Palace A view from Urbino View of the Duomo. Urbino (UK: / ɜːr ˈ b iː n oʊ / ur-BEE-noh, [3] Italian: ⓘ; Romagnol: Urbìn) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Marche, southwest of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino ...
The Ducal Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a Renaissance building in the Italian city of Urbino in the Marche. [1] One of the most important monuments in Italy, it is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. [2]
In view of the use of perspective from the left (a constant feature in contemporary paintings at Urbino) it possibly was the left panel of a diptych or made to pair a pre-existing similar work. It portrays Federico III da Montefeltro, humanist and military leader, in his studio, surrounded by the symbols of his power and interests.
Italiano: Palazzo Ducale di Urbino - Galleria Nazionale delle Marche - MIBAC This is a photo of a monument which is part of cultural heritage of Italy . This monument participates in the contest Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 2014 .
The Diptych of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza are two oil paintings by Italian artist Piero della Francesca, dated to 1473–1475.This famed double portrait is often mistitled The Duke and Duchess of Urbino—as it appears on the website of the Uffizi Gallery, which owns it. [1]
Urbino Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Urbino, Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Catholic cathedral in the city of Urbino, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since 1986 it has been the seat of the Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado, and was previously the seat of the Archbishops of Urbino.
The first Renaissance endeavor in Urbino was the portal of the church of San Domenico, created in 1449 in a manner similar to a Roman triumphal arch by Maso di Bartolomeo, [8] called to the city through the intercession of Fra Carnevale, an Urbino painter sent perhaps by Federico himself to the workshop of Filippo Lippi, one of the three most famous Florentine painters of the time (along with ...
Media in category "Featured pictures of Italy" The following 154 files are in this category, out of 154 total. "The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.jpg 3,820 × 2,964; 2.35 MB