Ghigo Roli photographer

Piacenza

The historic centre of the city is characterized by the Duomo and Piazza dei Cavalli with the equestrian monuments to the Farnese family and the Palazzo Comunale. In the heart of Piacenza, the Hall of Teatini in the former Church of San Vincenzo, the Basilica of San Savino, Palazzo Farnese with several museums. Among the most important finds, the bronze liver model with Etruscan inscriptions and a tondo by Botticelli. The Ricci Oddi Gallery preserves masterpieces by 20th century masters as Gaetano Previati, Giacomo Grosso, Giuseppe Polizza da Volpedo. The valley of the Trebbia river embeds Bobbio, famous for the Malaspina Castle, the Old Bridge Vecchio and the Abbey of San Colombano.

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"Cupid and Psyche", 1798, by François Pascal Simon Gérard (1770-1837), oil on canvas.

"Cupid and Psyche", 1798, by François Pascal Simon Gérard...

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Giovanni Carnovali, known as Piccio: "Aminta revives in Silviaìs arms", oil painting, about 1832-33.

Giovanni Carnovali, known as Piccio: "Aminta revives in Silv...

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Bobbio, Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square): Paolo Fresu night concert.

Bobbio, Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square): Paolo Fresu night c...

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Bobbio, Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square): Paolo Fresu night concert.

Bobbio, Piazza Duomo (Cathedral Square): Paolo Fresu night c...

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Bobbio, Piacentino Hotel and Restaurant: carpaccio (thinly sliced raw meat) with black truffle.

Bobbio, Piacentino Hotel and Restaurant: carpaccio (thinly s...

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Bobbio, Piacentino Hotel and Restaurant: straccetti (kind of fresh pasta) with porcino mushrooms.

Bobbio, Piacentino Hotel and Restaurant: straccetti (kind of...

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Bobbio: girl with the typical Bobbio bread.

Bobbio: girl with the typical Bobbio bread.

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San Colombano Abbey Museum: altarpiece with St. John the Baptist detail of the incomplete polyptych "Assumption of the Virgin, Angels and Saints", by Bernardino Luini.

San Colombano Abbey Museum: altarpiece with St. John the Ba...

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Basilica di San Colombano, cripta, sarcofago di San Colombano, di Giovanni de Patriarchi da Milano (1480): lastra tombale con San Colombano (inizi Novecento).

Basilica di San Colombano, cripta, sarcofago di San Colomban...

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Bobbio, St. Colombanus Abbey: external porch.

Bobbio, St. Colombanus Abbey: external porch.

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Bobbio: Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), also known as Hunchback Bridge or Devil's Bridge, has eleven irregular arches and crosses the river Trebbia.

Bobbio: Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), also known as Hunchback...

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Bobbio: view of a tower house in the Trebbia Valley.

Bobbio: view of a tower house in the Trebbia Valley.

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Bobbio: view of a tower house in the Trebbia Valley.

Bobbio: view of a tower house in the Trebbia Valley.

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Bobbio: view of the small town in the Trebbia Valley.

Bobbio: view of the small town in the Trebbia Valley.

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Trebbia Valley: River Trebbia meanders.

Trebbia Valley: River Trebbia meanders.

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Trebbia Valley: River Trebbia meanders.

Trebbia Valley: River Trebbia meanders.

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: bottles of wine from Piacenza hills (for instance Gutturnio wine).

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: bottles of wine from Piacenza...

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: fruit salad.

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: fruit salad.

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: fruit salad.

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: fruit salad.

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza, typical Piacenza recipe: fried cod.

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza, typical Piacenza recipe: frie...

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza, typical Piacenza recipe: "piccola" made with horse meat (a kind of

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza, typical Piacenza recipe: "pic...

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza, typical Piacenza recipe: tortelli with Porcino mushrooms.

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza, typical Piacenza recipe: tort...

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Osteria La Carrozza: tagliere di salumi tipici piacentini, piatto con una bortellina (una sorta di crepe senza uova) e vino rosso dei Colli piacentini.

Osteria La Carrozza: tagliere di salumi tipici piacentini,...

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Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: Francesco and Paolo, two owners, with a cutting board of typical Piacenza cold-cuts and a dish with a "bortellina" (a sort of pancake without egg).

Piacenza, Osteria La Carrozza: Francesco and Paolo, two owne...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: detail of "The nymphs" (1911), oil painting by Ettore Tito (1859 - 1941).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: detail of "The nymphs" (1911)...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The nymphs" (1911), oil painting by Ettore Tito (1859 - 1941).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The nymphs" (1911), oil pain...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "My little girl with strawberries" (1904), by Carl Larsson (1855 - 1919)

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "My little girl with strawber...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Girl with white collar", oil painting by Federico Zandomeneghi (1841 - 1917).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Girl with white collar", oil...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Antwerp Square in Paris" (1880), oil painting by Federico Zandomeneghi (1841 - 1917).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Antwerp Square in Paris" (18...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Maternity" (1900), oil painting by Felice Carena (1879 - 1966).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Maternity" (1900), oil paint...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Column of Smoke" (1900), oil painting by Plinio Nomellini (1866 - 1943).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Column of Smoke" (1900),...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Mermaid or Green Abyss" (about 1900), oil painting by Giulio Aristide Sartorio (1860 - 1932).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Mermaid or Green Abyss" (abo...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Mater Matuta or Dawn" (1907 - 1923), oil painting by Adolfo De Carolis (1874 - 1928).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Mater Matuta or Dawn" (1907...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Portrait of Literatus Bruce Marshall", by Francesco Messina.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Portrait of Literatus Bruce...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Haystacks" (1929), oil painting by Carlo Carrà (1881 - 1966).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Haystacks" (1929), oil paint...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Hail Mary in Guardiagrele" (1927), oil painting by Michele Cascella (1892 - 1989).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Hail Mary in Guardiagrele" (...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Portrait of Julia Alberta Planet" (1918), marble head by Adolfo Wildt (1868 - 1931).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Portrait of Julia Alberta Pl...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Coming back from the Market after the Snowfall" (before 1877), oil painting by Stefano Bruzzi (1835 - 1911).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Coming back from the Market...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Midday, Lunch Time" (about 1900), oil painting by Stefano Bruzzi (1835 - 1911).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Midday, Lunch Time" (about 1...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Lamoni Spring" (1890 - 1895), oil painting by Stefano Bruzzi (1835 - 1911).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Lamoni Spring" (1890 - 1...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Model", marble statue by Oreste Labò (1865 - 1929).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Model", marble statue by...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Ecce Puer" (1906), waxwork by Medardo Rosso (1858 - 1928).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Ecce Puer" (1906), waxwork b...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Portrait of Mrs Torelli", (1901), oil painting by Luigi Conconi (1852 - 1917).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Portrait of Mrs Torelli", (1...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Hashish: the opium smokers" (1877), olio su tela di Gaetano Previati (1852 - 1920).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Hashish: the opium smokers"...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Open Air Portrait", by Giacomo Grosso (1851 - 1920).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Open Air Portrait", by Giaco...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Looking in the Mirror", by Giacomo Grosso (1851 - 1920).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Looking in the Mirror", by G...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Turin Royal Gardens after the March rains", by Marco Calderini.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "The Turin Royal Gardens afte...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Sunset", by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Sunset", by Giuseppe Pellizz...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Aspettando" (Waiting), oil panel pairing by Giovanni Fattori (1825 - 1908).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Aspettando" (Waiting), oil p...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Sosta di cavalleria" (Cavalry stop) (1861 - 1864), oil panel pairing by Giovanni fattori (1825 - 1908)

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Sosta di cavalleria" (Cavalr...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Pagliai al sole" (Haystacks in the Sun", by Silvestro Lega.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Pagliai al sole" (Haystacks...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Suzanne" (1910), bronze statue by Giuseppe Graziosi (1879 - 1942).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Suzanne" (1910), bronze stat...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Il morticello" (1884), oil panel painting , by Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851 - 1929).

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Il morticello" (1884), oil p...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: one room and restorer at work.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: one room and restorer at work...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: one room.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: one room.

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: rooms.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: rooms.

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: detail of the "Funeral Monument to Helen", by Annibale Monti.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: detail of the "Funeral Monume...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: detail of the "Funeral Monument to Helen", by Annibale Monti.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: detail of the "Funeral Monume...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Funeral Monument to Helen", by Annibale Monti.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Funeral Monument to Helen",...

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Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Funeral Monument to Helen", by Annibale Monti.

Piacenza, Galleria Ricci Oddi: "Funeral Monument to Helen",...

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Piacenza, Palazzo Farnese, Municipal Museums: Etruscan Liver. The Liver of Piacenza is an Etruscan artifact found in 1877, near Gossolengo, in the province of Piacenza. It is a life-sized bronze model of a sheep's liver covered in Etruscan inscriptions (TLE 719), measuring 126 mm by 76 mm by 60 mm and dated to the late 2nd century BC, i.e. a time when the Piacenza region would already have been Latin-dominated.The liver is subdivided into sections for the purposes of performing haruspicy (hepatoscopy). The outer rim of the Piacenza liver is divided into 16 sections; since according to the testimony of Pliny and Cicero, the Etruscan divided the heavens into 16 astrological houses, it has been suggested that the liver is supposed to represent a model of the cosmos, and its parts should be identified as constellations or astrological signs.

Piacenza, Palazzo Farnese, Municipal Museums: Etruscan Liver...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Museum: female evening party dress (XIX century).

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Mu...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Museum: man dress.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Mu...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Museum: male XVIII and XIX century dresses.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Mu...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Museum : sulky and horse statue.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Mu...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Museum: the hearse room.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, the Carriage Mu...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums: the director of the Farnese Municipal Museums, Antonella Gigli, in one of the rooms of the Carriage Museum. She is before one of the carriages lent by the President of the Italian Republic.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums: the director of...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace: "Madonna adoring the Infant Jesus with St. Giovannino", by Sandro Botticelli.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace: "Madonna adoring the Infant Jesus...

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Palazzo Farnese: "Madonna adorante il Bambino con San Giovannino", di Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, Firenze, 1º marzo 1445 – Firenze, 17 maggio 1510).

Palazzo Farnese: "Madonna adorante il Bambino con San Giovan...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace: "Three Wise Men's Adoration", by Simone De' Crocifissi (tempera panel painting), second half 1300.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace: "Three Wise Men's Adoration", by S...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, Medieval Room: the statue "Madonna with Infant Jesus", by Benedetto Antelami's school. The statue was taken from the facade of the Gothic Palace.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums, Medieval Room:...

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Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums: Portrair of Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola, known as il Vignola, by Federico Zuccari.

Piacenza, Farnese Palace, Municipal Museums: Portrair of Jac...

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Piacenza: the Municipal Theatre.

Piacenza: the Municipal Theatre.

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Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: martyrdom of St. Lowrence; the XVIII century frescoes.

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Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVIII century frescoes.

Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVI...

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Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVIII century frescoes.

Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVI...

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Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVIII century frescoes in the vault.

Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVI...

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Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVIII century frescoes in the vault.

Piacenza, former S.Vincent Church, the Teatini Room: the XVI...

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Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica: nave.

Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica: nave.

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Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica: wooden Roanesque crucifix (XII century).

Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica: wooden Roanesque crucifix (XII...

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Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica, crypt with floor mosaic dedicated to the signs of Zodiac (XII century): detail.

Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica, crypt with floor mosaic dedica...

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Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica: crypt with floor mosaic dedicated to the signs of Zodiac (XII century).

Piacenza, S. Savino Basilica: crypt with floor mosaic dedica...

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Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): detail of the equestrian monument dedicated to Alexander Farnese, work by Francesco Mochi da Montevarchi, realised between 1612 and 1628.

Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): detail of the...

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Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): detail of the equestrian monument dedicated to Alexander Farnese, work by Francesco Mochi da Montevarchi, realised between 1612 and 1628.

Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): detail of the...

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Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): Palazzo gotico (Gothic Palace) and the equestrian monuments dedicated to Ranuccio and Alexander Farnese, work by Francesco Mochi da Montevarchi.

Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): Palazzo gotico...

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Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square), Palazzo gotico (Gothic Palace): copy of the statue "Madonna with Infat Jesus", by Benedetto Antelami's school. The original statue is conserved at Farnese Palace.

Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square), Palazzo gotic...

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Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): night view of Palazzo gotico (Gothic Palace) and the equestrian monuments dedicated to Ranuccio and Alexander Farnese, work by Francesco Mochi da Montevarchi.

Piacenza, Piazza dei Cavalli (Horses Square): night view of...

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Piacenza, the Episcopal Palace: night view of the façade.

Piacenza, the Episcopal Palace: night view of the façade.

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Piacenza: night view of the façade of the Episcopal Palace and the Gardens.

Piacenza: night view of the façade of the Episcopal Palace a...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo) and the Episcopal Palace.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo) and the Episcopal Palace.

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), interior: one of the tiles of Paratici (Arts and Trades Guilds) dedicated to the Carradori (carters).

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), interior: one of the tiles...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), arches of the nave: tile with Saint and devil (second half XII century).

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), arches of the nave: tile w...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), interior, pillar of the Southern transept: one of the tiles of Paratici (Arts and Trades Guilds).

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), interior, pillar of the So...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, let portal,epistyle, scenes regarding the Virgin's life, artwork by workers from Nonantola: the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity and the Virgin accepting the Three Wise Men's gifts.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, let portal,epistyl...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, let portal: telamone depicting vices and virtues, artwork by workers from Nonantola (MO). A man and a woman tearing their hair out: symbol of Mankind living outside the Faith.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, let portal: telamo...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, the main portal prothyrum, archivolt: bas-relief with representation of the Zodiacal signs , winds, sun and moon, comet stair.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, the main portal pr...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade: sculpture of the main portal prothyrum.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade: sculpture of the ma...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade: sculpture of the main portal prothyrum.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade: sculpture of the ma...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: epistyle, neoromanesque sculptures by Pier Enrico Astorri (1911)

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: episty...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: epistyle, neoromanesque sculptures by Pier Enrico Astorri (1911)

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: episty...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: epistyle corbel with allegory of avarice.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: episty...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: epistyle corbel with allegory of usury (interest).

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade, main portal: episty...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade: capital of the main portal prothyrum.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo), façade: capital of the main...

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo): telamon of the left portal.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo): telamon of the left portal.

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Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo): the Southern side.

Piacenza, the Cathedral (Duomo): the Southern side.

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Duomo: la facciata.

Duomo: la facciata.

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Duomo: la facciata.

Duomo: la facciata.