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Fabriano (fäbrēä`nō), town (1991 pop. 28,721), in the Marche, central Italy, in the Apennines. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Paper has been made there since the 13th cent. The local school of painting, founded by Allegretto Nuzi in the 14th cent., had Gentile da Fabriano as its best-known figure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Looking at both, you get wistful for the days when draughting was about semi-edible hand-made Fabriano paper and the time-honoured T square/set square/Rapidograph combo. Knowledge of the eastern designs is also documented by religious paintings (for example, Gentile da Fabriano, Adoration of the Magi) and portraits (Bronzino, Eleonora di Toledo). Painting: Saint Nicholas Saves a Ship From the Storm, by Gentile da Fabriano (e. |
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