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The crown was certainly in use for the coronation of the kings of Italy by the 14th century, and supposedly since at least the 11th. Old research dates the crown to the 8th or early 9th century. [ note 2 ] However, according to a more recent study, the crown in its current state is the result of two different works made between the 4–5th and ...
The Tomb of Dante (Italian: Sepolcro di Dante) is an Italian neoclassical national monument built over the tomb of the poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) in 1781. [1] It is sited next to the Basilica of San Francesco in central Ravenna. [2] The monument is surrounded by a "zona dantesca", in which visitors have to remain silent and respectful.
The Iron Crown (Italian: La corona di ferro) is a 1941 Italian adventure film written and directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Massimo Girotti and Gino Cervi.The narrative revolves a sacred iron crown and a king who is prophesied to lose his kingdom to his nephew.
The first formal biography of Dante was the Vita di Dante (also known as Trattatello in laude di Dante), written after 1348 by Giovanni Boccaccio. [71] Although several statements and episodes of it have been deemed unreliable on the basis of modern research, an earlier account of Dante's life and works had been included in the Nuova Cronica of ...
Palazzo Colonna in 1748 Courtyard of the palace with an ancient Roman column (the family's coat of arms symbol). The first part of the palace dates from the 13th century, and tradition holds that the building hosted Dante during his visit to Rome.
Madonna di Campitelli [35] 2 July 1651 Oratorio di Campitelli, Rome: Pope Innocent X Madonna delle Grazie 2 July 1651 San Paolo alla Regola, Rome: Pope Innocent X Madonna di Sant'Anna [30] 7 January 1652 Sant'Anna a Funari, Rome (extinct former shrine) Lateran Baptistery, Rome (current) Pope Innocent X Our Lady of the Annunciation [36] 14 April ...
The statue was erected in 1865 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of Dante's birth. The pedestal was designed by Luigi del Sarto. The creation of a statue of a famous Florentine by a sculptor from Ravenna caused some rumblings. Florence and Ravenna had for years disputed who was to hold the remains of Dante: his native city or the city of his ...
Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo.While studying engineering, he attracted the attention of Mario Soldati, who offered him a small part in the film Dora Nelson (1939), but it was not until later, in Alessandro Blasetti's La corona di ferro (The Iron Crown) (1941) and Roberto Rossellini's Un Pilota ritorna (A ...