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References
- ↑ Profeti della Quinta wins the York competition, musolife.com, July 2011 Archived 2014-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Hebreo: The Search for Salomone Rossi, website
- ↑ Rappresentatione di Giuseppe e i suoi fratelli website Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
