Farnese
Americannoun
noun
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Alesandro (alesˈsandro). original name of Pope Paul III See also Paul III
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Alessandro, duke of Parma and Piacenza. 1545–92, Italian general, statesman, and diplomat in the service of Philip II of Spain. As governor of the Netherlands (1578–92), he successfully suppressed revolts against Spanish rule
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After the demise of the Roman Empire, the residence suffered centuries of abandonment, until when, in the 1500s, the Farnese noble family developed an extensive garden around the ruins.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
He prepared for the project by studying the Palazzo Farnese facade and hanging around the piazza incognito, which is to say without his hat and sunglasses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
This fresco, depicting Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the Kraken, is on one of the walls at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome.
From Slate ● May 28, 2020
The Palatine: Visitors inside the Imperial Forum typically hike the Palatine for the Farnese Gardens promontory's splendid view onto the Forum and Capitoline Hill.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2019
As a test for his fitness for a place as student in the Royal Academy, Morse made a drawing from a small cast of the Farnese Hercules.
From Inventors by Philip Gengembre Hubert
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