Jacopo della Quercia

/ (Italian ˈjaːkopo ˌdela ˈkwɛrtʃa) /

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?1374–1438, Italian Renaissance sculptor: best known for his marble reliefs of scenes from Genesis around the portal of S. Petronio, Bologna (1425–35)

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Words nearby Jacopo della Quercia

Jacob's ladder, Jacobson's organ, Jacob's staff, jacobus, jaconet, Jacopo della Quercia, jacquard, Jacquard card, Jacquard loom, Jacqueline, Jacquerie

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“I have a great respect for politics, which I follow with great attention,” she told Corriere della Sera.
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Thus, as Frontback founder and CEO Frederic della Faille puts it, “My face is the caption of the photo.”
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Corriere della Sera, Italy's largest newspaper, labelled the authorities' behavior as “vile ostracism” toward those faiths.
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From there, the Madsen story spidered out to Die Welt, the Sacramento Bee, Corriere Della Sera, and countless others.
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Schiaparelli's label is being revived by Diego Della Valle of Tod's Group.
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He is the author of a respectable work, published under the title of Economica della Specie Umana.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
Jacopo Ruffini and his own dead sister were praying for him, watching over him, inspiring him with strength and love.
The Life of Mazzini|Bolton King
Among the more powerful enemies of della Rocca was Andrea Gambacorti, whose family was soon to enslave the city.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
It is the Chiesa della Madonna dell' Acqua, rebuilt in the eighteenth century.
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In all London there is no palace so fine as this old prison, nor a square so beautiful as Piazza della 277Signoria.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton

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