Borghese in a sentence

A letter from the Bishop of Caserta in Naples to Cardinal Scipione Borghese in Rome, dated 29 July 1610, informs the Cardinal that the Marchesa of Caravaggio is holding two John the Baptists and a Magdalene which were intended for Borghese.

In December 1970, Junio Valerio Borghese attempted, along with Stefano Delle Chiaie, the Borghese Coup which was supposed to install a neo-fascist regime.

Beyond his humanitarian efforts, Borghese is a visionary entrepreneur.

Fifteen minutes of the film premiered with an apologetic Borghese appearing before a crowd of cast and crew in a particularly difficult moment to watch.

Bernini's reputation, however, was definitively established by four masterpieces, executed between 1619 and 1625, all now displayed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Caravaggio's self-portraits run from the Sick Bacchus at the beginning of his career to the head of Goliath in the David with the Head of Goliath in Rome's Borghese Gallery.

Dome of Florence Cathedral He painted a portrait of a Man with Two Dogs, in the Pitti Palace (Florence), and the Dead Christ and Angels in the Galleria Borghese (Rome).

Early works for Cardinal Borghese Apollo and Daphne (1622–25).

He died on 9 June 68, the anniversary of the death of Octavia, and was buried in the Mausoleum of the Domitii Ahenobarbi, in what is now the Villa Borghese ( Pincian Hill ) area of Rome.

In Rome in 1762 he attended a performance at which the prima donna was a castrato, "the favourite pathic" of Cardinal Borghese, who dined every evening with his protector.

Soon after his accession as Pope Paul V, Borghese determined to humiliate Venice, as his predecessor had done, for attempting to preserve its independence from the papacy in the administration of its government.

The Gladiator Mosaic in the Galleria Borghese displays several gladiator types, and the Bignor Roman Villa mosaic from Provincial Britain shows Cupids as gladiators.

Their original placements within the Villa Borghese were against walls, so that the viewers' first view was the dramatic moment of the narrative.

These were presumably the price of Caravaggio's pardon from Borghese's uncle, the pope.

The Villa Borghese garden is the best known large green space in Rome, with famous art galleries among its shaded walks.

Tomb of Pope Leo XI Propelled by the Borghese and Barberini patronage, Gian Lorenzo Bernini and his studio garnered most of the major Roman sculptural commissions.

Water buffalo milk is processed into a large variety of dairy products : Borghese, A. (2005).