Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli
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Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli was an Italian sculptor and gem-engraver of the late Baroque active in Florence, often using colorful and semi-precious pietra dura, a type of workmanship that became a spe
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Florence is the capital and most populous city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and, as of 2026, with a population of 361,625, the 8th most populous city in the country. It is also the capital of the
Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli
…Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662–1719) was an Italian sculptor and gem-engraver of the late Baroque active in Florence, often using colorful and semi-precious pietra dura, a type of workmanship that became a specialty of Florence. He initially trained with Gaetano Giulio…
View of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo; the dome of Florence Cathedral and the tower of Palazzo Vecchio are visible in the distance.
The Goth King Totila razes the walls of Florence during the Gothic War: illumination from the Chigi manuscript of Villani's Cronica
View of Florence by Hartmann Schedel, published in 1493
Painting based on an original from the late 15th century, attributed to Francesco di Lorenzo Rosselli