Anghiari

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Anghiari
Comune di Anghiari
Location of Anghiari
Map
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
52031
Dialing code0575
Saint dayMay 3
WebsiteOfficial website

Anghiari (Italian pronunciation: [aŋˈɡjaːri]) is a hill town and municipality (comune) in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.

Bordering comuni include Arezzo (southwest), Pieve Santo Stefano (north) and Subbiano (west). It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]

History

The

Battle of Anghiari took place on 29 June 1440 between the Republic of Florence and the Duchy of Milan.[4] The battle inspired a Leonardo da Vinci fresco designed for Florence's Palazzo Vecchio known as the Lost Leonardo; current scholarship holds that the work was never completed. It is known from da Vinci drafts and a sketch of it by Peter Paul Rubens now in the Louvre.[5]

During

was located at Anghiari.

Culture

The Anghiari Festival, featuring

choral music, and opera, is held each July. The resident orchestra is London's Southbank Sinfonia, conducted by Simon Over.[6]

Main sights

  • Palazzo Pretoriano
  • Badia di San Bartolomeo
  • Villa La Barbolana
  • Castello di Galbino

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Toscana" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Anghiari" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. II (9th ed.). 1878. p. 29.
  5. ^ "'La lutte pour l'étendard' de la 'Bataille d'Anghiari'". Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Musée du Louvre.
  6. ^ "Anghiari Festival | Southbank Sinfonia". www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

External links

Media related to Anghiari at Wikimedia Commons