Wooden Shutters in Urbino

by Jennie Breeze

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Wooden Shutters in Urbino

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_7209

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Photograph of a quaint wooden window with a lace curtain in Urbino. It is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482. The city is located in a predominantly hilly area, at the foothills of the Northern Apennines and the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines. The town, nestled on a high sloping hillside, retains much of its picturesque medieval aspect. It hosts the University of Urbino, founded in 1506, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Urbino. Its best-known architectural piece is the Palazzo Ducale, rebuilt by Luciano Laurana. It houses the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, one of the most important collections of Renaissance paintings in the world. Raphael was born at Urbino, where his family's house is a museum-shrine.

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