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The Fall of the Giants is a full room fresco from floor to ceiling done by Italian Renaissance artist and architect Giulio Romano. Romano worked on the room from 1532 to 1534. [ 1 ] It is located in the Palazzo de Te , Mantua , which was also designed and built by Romano. [ 1 ]
Launching in 1957, Mantua pioneered HO-scale model railroad “ready-to-run” die-cast locomotives. These products, also available as assembly kits, were sold under the "TYCO" name (for "Tyler Company"). [3] Many TYCO and Mantua die-cast products, such as steam engines, are collector's items today.
Human: Fall Flat is a puzzle-platform game developed by No Brakes Games and published by Curve Digital.It was initially released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux in July 2016, and received ports for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and iOS and Android over the next several years.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Mantua was invaded by Byzantines, Lombards and Franks. In the 11th century it became a possession of Boniface of Canossa , marquis of Tuscany . The last ruler of the family was the countess Matilde of Canossa (died 1115), who, according to legend, ordered the construction of the precious Rotonda di ...
The Camera degli Sposi ("bridal chamber"), sometimes known as the Camera picta ("picture chamber"), is a room frescoed with illusionistic paintings by Andrea Mantegna in the Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy. [1]
1113 - Forces of Matilda of Tuscany take Mantua. [2] 1115 - Mantua becomes a "quasi-independent commune." [1] 1150 - Mantua currency begins circulating. [citation needed] 1167 - Mantua joins the Lombard League. [4]} 1236 - Forces of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor attempt to take Mantua. [2] 1272 - Bonacolsi in power (until 1328). [1] 1281 ...
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Palazzo del Te was constructed 1524–34 for Federico II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, as a palace of leisure. The site chosen was that of the family stables which he had built at Isola del Te, on the edge of the marshes just outside Mantua's city walls, as early as in 1502. [3] Giulio Romano, a pupil of Raphael, was commissioned to design the ...