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Impruneta, the Glossary

Index Impruneta

Impruneta is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence, in the Italian region of Tuscany.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 35 relations: Alessandro Pieroni, Allies of World War II, Antonio degli Agli, Bell tower, Bellerive-sur-Allier, Comune, Domenico Passignano, Ermanno Picchi, Etruscan civilization, Gherardo Silvani, Gustavo Uzielli, Hadamar, Horse racing, Ignazio Hugford, Italy, Jacopo da Empoli, Luca della Robbia, Luke the Evangelist, Madonna (art), Marco Masini, Metropolitan City of Florence, Michelozzo, Middle Ages, Nave, Palio, Patchwork, Prachatice, Pruszków, San Lorenzo alle Rose, Santo Stefano a Pozzolatico, Sister city, Terracotta, Tomb, Tuscany, World War II.

  2. Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Florence

Alessandro Pieroni

Alessandro Pieroni (18 April 1550 in Impruneta – 24 July 1607 in Livorno) was an Italian architect and painter.

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Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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Antonio degli Agli

Antonio degli Agli (died 1477) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Volterra (1470–1477), Bishop of Fiesole (1467–1470), and Bishop of Dubrovnik (1465–1467).

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Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.

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Bellerive-sur-Allier

Bellerive-sur-Allier (Vaissa) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

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Comune

A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

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Domenico Passignano

Domenico Passignano (1559 – 17 May 1638), born Domenico Cresti or Crespi, was an Italian painter of a late-Renaissance or Counter-Maniera (Counter-Mannerism) style that emerged in Florence towards the end of the 16th century.

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Ermanno Picchi

Ermanno Picchi (7 June 1811 – 18 April 1856) was an Italian composer, pedagogue and music critic who played an active role in the musical life of Florence from 1836 until his early death in 1856.

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Etruscan civilization

The Etruscan civilization was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture who formed a federation of city-states.

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Gherardo Silvani

Gherardo Silvani (1579–1675) was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period.

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Gustavo Uzielli

Gustavo Uzielli (May 29, 1839 in Livorno – March 7, 1911) was an Italian geologist, historian, and scientist.

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Hadamar

Hadamar is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Ignazio Hugford

''A miracle of St. Francis of Paola'' by Hugford. Ignazio Hugford, or Ignatius Heckford (1703–1778), was an Italian painter active mostly in Tuscany in an early Neoclassic style.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Jacopo da Empoli

San Lorenzo, Florence Jacopo da Empoli (30 April 1551 – 30 September 1640) was an Italian Florentine Reformist painter.

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Luca della Robbia

Luca della Robbia (also,; 1399/1400–1482) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence.

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Luke the Evangelist

Luke the Evangelist is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels.

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Madonna (art)

In art, a Madonna is a representation of Mary, either alone or with her child Jesus.

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Marco Masini

Marco Masini (born 18 September 1964) is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and pianist.

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Metropolitan City of Florence

The Metropolitan City of Florence (città metropolitana di Firenze) is an administrative division called metropolitan city in the Tuscany region of Italy.

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Michelozzo

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (1396 – 7 October 1472) was an Italian architect and sculptor.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.

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Palio

Palio is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often of a historical character, pitting the neighbourhoods of a town or the hamlets of a comune against each other.

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Patchwork

Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design.

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Prachatice

Prachatice (Prachatitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.

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Pruszków

Pruszków (‏פּרושקאָוו Prushkov) is a city in east-central Poland, capital of Pruszków County in the Masovian Voivodeship.

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San Lorenzo alle Rose

San Lorenzo alle Rose is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Vicolo Rose #7 in Impruneta, in the region of the Metropolitan city of Florence, Italy.

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Santo Stefano a Pozzolatico

Santo Stefano a Pozzolatico is a Roman Catholic church on Via di Riboia #3 in the neighborhood of Pozzolatico within the town limits of Impruneta, but just north of the Autostrade del Sole circumvaling Florence, and in the province encompassed by the metropolitan city of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.

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Sister city

A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

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Terracotta

Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta, is a clay-based non-vitreous ceramicOED, "Terracotta";, MFA Boston, "Cameo" database fired at relatively low temperatures.

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Tomb

A tomb (τύμβος tumbos) or sepulcher (sepulcrum.) is a repository for the remains of the dead.

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Tuscany

Italian: toscano | citizenship_it.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Florence

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impruneta