Impruneta, the Glossary
Impruneta is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence, in the Italian region of Tuscany.[1]
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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.
- 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.
See Impruneta and Alessandro Pieroni
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.
See Impruneta and Allies of World War II
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).
See Impruneta and Antonio degli Agli
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.
Bellerive-sur-Allier
Bellerive-sur-Allier (Vaissa) is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
See Impruneta and Bellerive-sur-Allier
Comune
A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
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.
See Impruneta and Domenico Passignano
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.
See Impruneta and Ermanno Picchi
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.
See Impruneta and Gustavo Uzielli
Hadamar
Hadamar is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.
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.
See Impruneta and Horse racing
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.
See Impruneta and Ignazio Hugford
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Jacopo da Empoli
San Lorenzo, Florence Jacopo da Empoli (30 April 1551 – 30 September 1640) was an Italian Florentine Reformist painter.
See Impruneta and Jacopo da Empoli
Luca della Robbia
Luca della Robbia (also,; 1399/1400–1482) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence.
See Impruneta and Luca della Robbia
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.
See Impruneta and Madonna (art)
Marco Masini
Marco Masini (born 18 September 1964) is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and pianist.
See Impruneta and Marco Masini
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.
See Impruneta and Metropolitan City of Florence
Michelozzo
Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (1396 – 7 October 1472) was an Italian architect and sculptor.
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.
Nave
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.
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.
Patchwork
Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design.
Prachatice
Prachatice (Prachatitz) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Pruszków
Pruszków (פּרושקאָוו Prushkov) is a city in east-central Poland, capital of Pruszków County in the Masovian Voivodeship.
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.
See Impruneta and San Lorenzo alle Rose
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.
See Impruneta and Santo Stefano a Pozzolatico
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.
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.
Tomb
A tomb (τύμβος tumbos) or sepulcher (sepulcrum.) is a repository for the remains of the dead.
Tuscany
Italian: toscano | citizenship_it.
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.
See Impruneta and World War II
See also
Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Florence
- Bagno a Ripoli
- Barberino Tavarnelle
- Barberino Val d'Elsa
- Barberino di Mugello
- Borgo San Lorenzo
- Calenzano
- Campi Bisenzio
- Capraia e Limite
- Castelfiorentino
- Castello di Oliveto
- Cerreto Guidi
- Certaldo
- Dicomano
- Empoli
- Fiesole
- Figline Valdarno
- Figline e Incisa Valdarno
- Firenzuola
- Florence
- Fucecchio
- Gambassi Terme
- Greve in Chianti
- Impruneta
- Incisa in Val d'Arno
- Lastra a Signa
- List of municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Florence
- Londa, Tuscany
- Marradi
- Montaione
- Montelupo Fiorentino
- Montespertoli
- Palazzuolo sul Senio
- Pelago
- Pontassieve
- Reggello
- Rignano sull'Arno
- Rufina
- San Casciano in Val di Pesa
- San Godenzo
- Scandicci
- Scarperia e San Piero
- Sesto Fiorentino
- Signa
- Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
- Timeline of Florence
- Vaglia
- Vicchio
- Vinci, Tuscany