Tag Archives: Palazzo Ducale Urbino

Some hill towns; the Englishwoman survives in Cingoli, Gradara, Matelica, Mondavio, Urbania, Urbino.

Posted on 23 Jun, 2014 by An Englishwoman in Italy

Cingoli Small town known as the balcony of the Marches, for its spectacular views. Touristy, but consequently clean and beautifully kept. I visited it at lunchtime in October – it was deadly quiet and there were no restaurants open within … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Borghi dell'entroterra, Churches, Cingoli, Festa, Food and drink, Giovanni Santi, Hill towns, History of Art, Libraries, Matelica, Mondavio, Museum, Museums, Survival, Theatre, Urbania, Urbino, Vacation, Where to eat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Raphael was not Perugino’s pupil, but Giovanni Santi’s

Posted on 15 Nov, 2012 by An Englishwoman in Italy

Giovanni Santi, Raphael‘s father,  was not a bad artist himself – see June Osborne’s book, Urbino, the story of a Renaissance City, by June Osborne: Frances Lincoln, 2003. (University of Chicago Press in the USA) which I referred to in my previous post. Although Giorgio Vasari in … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Giovanni Santi, History of Art, Raphael, Religious art, Renaissance, Renaissance paintings, Urbino | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Urbino – not the Ducal Palace

Posted on 8 Nov, 2012 by An Englishwoman in Italy

If one day you just can’t face yet another pre-Renaissance holy picture, give the Ducal Palace (Galleria Nazionale delle Marche) a miss (I’m assuming you’ve seen the Pieros and the Raphael and the Studiolo and the Justus of Ghent/Pedro Berruguete portrait … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Churches, Fano, Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Franciscans, Giovanni Santi, Museum, Perugino, Raphael, Religious art, Renaissance, Renaissance paintings, St Francis, Urbino, Vacation, Where to eat | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment