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The Fire in the Borgo is a painting created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517. [1] Though it is assumed that Raphael did make the designs for the complex composition, the fresco was most likely painted by his assistant Giulio Romano .
The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: incendium magnum Romae) began on the 19th of July 64 AD. [1] The fire started in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium, Circus Maximus . After six days, the fire was brought under control, but before the damage could be assessed, the fire reignited and burned for another three days.
Tuileries Palace fire, 23 May 1871; Holker Hall fire, 1871 [4] Great Boston Fire of 1872; Bath House fire, 31 January 1873; Pantechnicon warehouse fire, London, 13–14 February 1874; Benin City sacking, 9 February 1897-San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906; Messina earthquake, 28 December 1908; Mona Lisa theft and vandalism, 21 August 1911
June 9 – Seminole County jail fire in Sanford, Florida, killed 11. [96] July 7 – Pomona Hotel fire in Portland, Oregon. Act of arson, killed 12. August 17 – Philadelphia Refinery Fire, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killed eight firefighters. August 17 – Savoy Hotel fire, in Sydney, Australia, killed 15 and injured 25.
The other paintings in the room are The Oath of Leo III, The Coronation of Charlemagne by Leo III, and The Battle of Ostia. Though the Fire in the Borgo was based on Raphael's mature designs it was executed by his assistants, who painted the other three paintings without his guidance.
847 – Borgo, Italy, the area around Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, was devastated by fire. 1041 – Fire destroys most of the old city of Bremen, Germany, including the cathedral. 1046 – A fire in Hildesheim, Germany, destroys parts of the city, including the cathedral. 1132 – In June, a huge fire in Hangzhou, China, destroyed 13,000 houses.
Books and manuscripts were taken out of the synagogue and set on fire at Piazza Rattazzi. The burning of the Jewish books was a prelude to a mass arrest and deportation of the Jews themselves. A total of 48 Jews were deported from Alessandria, many of whom were murdered in Auschwitz. [156]
List of fellows of the American Academy in Rome is a list of those who have been awarded the Rome Prize.. The Rome Prize is a prestigious American award made annually by the American Academy in Rome, through a national competition, to 15 emerging artists (working in Architecture, Landscape architecture, Design, Historic Preservation and Conservation, Literature, Musical composition, or Visual ...