Padua
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Around that time, Ludovico reached out to another figure from Padua, the young but already accomplished artist Andrea Mantegna, whose transformative use of classical sources made him one of the foundational figures of the Renaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
When the Campari Group bought Aperol in 2003, the brand was confined to its historic northern Italian triangle between Venice, Padua, and Treviso.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
As the shipments were moved to additional cities, including Padua, these fleas could have helped accelerate the spread of the Black Death throughout Europe.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025
Gloria Trevisan, from Padua in Italy, managed to call home during the fire, when she and Mr Gottardi were trapped on the 23rd floor.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
At the beginning of August, while Galileo was still in Venice, he heard that a Dutchman had arrived in Padua with one of the new instruments.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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