Word: francesco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Metropolitan Museum (Manhattan) acquired and placed on exhibition a ceiling that is regarded as a major work of Tiepolo, one of the leaders of the later Venetian school. The ceiling was painted in the latter half of the 18th Century for the Barbaro family, and glorifies Francesco Barbaro, founder of the family and defender of Brescia from the Duke of Milan. This work was done during Tiepolo's mature period after he had completed his famous decorations in the palace of the Archbishop of Wurtzburg...
...fate of Francesco Tomei...
...Francesco Tomei entered a Church at Avezzano. He did not pray. He stole relics of martyred saints. He was caught red-handed by the townspeople, beaten, knocked down, trampled upon, dragged through the streets, had gasoline poured over him. Someone applied a match. "His body was incinerated...
...Francesco Nitti sat in the historic halls of the Chateau de Versailles when he was Premier of Italy as the head of the Italian delegation during the whole of the first peace conference that followed the war. He had, therefore, some small part in framing that notorious document known as the Treaty of Versailles, and as a corollary, his book is based mainly upon first hand information. Signor...
...DECADENCE OF EUROPE-Francesco Nitti-Henry Holt...