Panforte is a traditional chewy Italian dessert containing fruits and nuts. It is similar to a florentine but much thicker, or a little like a lebkuchen. Known throughout all Italy, it is a Christmas tradition associated most especially with the Province of Siena.
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. Siena is the 12th largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 53,062 as of 2022.
The Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati is the public library located at Via della Sapienza #3 of the comune of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Perugia in the Umbria region of Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pisa in the Tuscany region of Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Ancona in the Marche region of Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Arezzo in the Tuscany region of Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pistoia in the Tuscany region of Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Prato in the Tuscany region of Italy.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo, a region of Italy.
The Museo d'Arte Sacra della Val d'Arbia is a small museum of religious art in Buonconvento, in the Val d'Arbia to the south of Siena, in Tuscany in central Italy. It contain a number of paintings by important artists of the Sienese School, among them Duccio di Buoninsegna, Sano di Pietro and Pietro Lorenzetti. The museum is housed in the Palazzo Ricci Socini, close to the parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo.
Arturo Viligiardi was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect and urban planner.
Niccolò "Nicola" Matas was an Italian architect and professor. He is best known for being the architect of the 19th century Gothic Revival façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. Matas was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence. He is one of the important architects in the history of the city of Florence.
Count Guido Chigi Saracini, full name Guido Chigi degli Useppi Saracini Lucherini, was an Italian patrician, a musical patron and composer, and a public administrator. Having inherited the Palazzo Chigi-Saracini in the centre of the city of Siena, Tuscany, he applied his musical instincts to his new opportunities, restored the Palazzo in 1923, and established a concert society and later (1932) a musical academy there. The Accademia Chigiana, which flourishes today, grew under his supervision into a famous institution for higher instruction, research and performance in chamber music, playing an important role in the revival of Italian baroque instrumental music, and in the advocacy and performance of contemporary Italian classical music.
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