it happened today
The “Marble Giant” left the Opera del Duomo in mid-May to begin its journey to the Arrangario of the Palazzo Vecchio under the admiring gazes of the Florentines. as herbalists tell us Luca LanducciIn the Piazza della Signoria, “he had more than forty men to man it and it took until 8 June 1504 to put it on the railing”. Michelangelo will put the finishing touches on the site and the David, a masterpiece of world art, will be inaugurated three months later. Unlike buna bread, Frank Lloyd Wright He did not make sculptures (but he designed various sculptures which were then made by important designers such as alfonso ianelli, The great American architect was born on June 8, 1867. He will go down in history for a number of works, the most famous of which are probably the House on the Cascades and the Guggenheim in New York. Later, when it opened its doors in 1959 after 15 years of work, it was criticized by critics. Arts magazine called it “perhaps the most wasteful of Wright’s buildings”. But time proved the architect right. (by Luigi Gaetani)
saint of the day
st medard, Bishop of Noyon. His father was one of the noble Franks who conquered Gaul, where he later met his future wife, Protagia. According to tradition, Médard would be the brother of Saint Gildard, Bishop of Rouen. He was engaged in the work of propaganda of France. According to tradition, Medardo welcomed and protected the fleeing Queen Radegongga, winning the praise of many after consecrating her deaconship.
born day
Robert SchumannJune 8, 1810, German composer, pianist and music critic
Frank Lloyd Wright, June 8, 1867, American architect
Santiago Bernabéu, June 8, 1895, Spanish footballer and football manager
Marguerite Yourcenar, June 8, 1903, French writer and poet
Luigi Comenini, 8 June 1916, director and screenwriter
Tim Berners-Lee, born June 8, 1955, British computer scientist
Stefano Patuanelli, 8 June 1974, Politician
Kanye West, June 8, 1977, American rapper and record producer
dead of day
Johann Winckelmann, 8 June 1768, French librarian, art historian and archaeologist
george sandJune 8, 1876, French author and playwright
Arnoldo Mondadori, 8 June 1971, publisher and founder of the publishing house of the same name
Corrado Mantoni, 8 June 1999, TV presenter and writer.