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The last supper Place of birth: Venice, Italy Although Jacopo Tintoretto�s early training is unknown, it is believed that he was expelled from Titian�s studio after displaying more talent than his mentor. He collaborated with Andrea Schiavone before developing his own technique for time-efficient painting, often criticized for not finishing his works. Tintoretto�s main goal was ...

The celebration of the relics of saint stephen Place of birth: Florence, Italy Fra Filippo Lippi was an orphan brought up in a convent, who was persuaded by his elders to take vows. He then caused a scandal by running off with a nun. Happily, the Medici family had always observed his talent and bent their powerful muscles to get the couple laicised. Their child, Filippino Lippi, also ...

The Bogdana Monastery in Radauti, Suceava, is one of the oldest of Romania and also one of the most interesting for researchers and lovers of sacred art, for it has preserved most of it's old decorations, architecture and charm. The church Saint Nicholas Bogdana is also the oldest stone structure of Moldavia which has kept it's original look, without any major alterations, which also ...