Sposi

"The Betrothed" "I Promessi Sposi", Italy's national literary classic, is many fine things.

The Great Italian Novel, a Love Story William Amelia 2011

Note 48: An artistic rendering of such negotiations is found in Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi at the ducal palace of the Gonzaga in Mantova. back

Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008

Although the most impressive of Mantegna's works is arguably the stunning mural decoration for the Camera degli Sposi, the "newlyweds bedroom" in Mantua's ducal Palazzo di San Giorgio, most of the rest of his considerable body of work is at least partially represented in this show.

Prodigy in the Right Place at the Right Time 2008

"The Cappuccini and The Betrothed" shows illustrated book pages side by side with objects and artworks from the museum to spotlight the Capuchin friars as described by Alessandro Manzoni in his book "I Promessi Sposi" (The Betrothed).

Time Off Europe Calendar 2008

Mantegna painted both religious and secular subjects, and no one who has been to Mantua's Ducal Palace will forget his frescoes (1465-74) for the bridal chamber ( "Camera degli Sposi") there -- with trompe l'oeil illusionism, peacocks prancing, and cherubs leaning over and looking down from railings.

Mantegna's Singular Jesus 2007

I did manage to snag a treasure, a hardback copy of Italy's great classic historical novel, "I Promessi Sposi" or "The Betrothed" as it's called in English.

Archive 2005-09-01 sfmike 2005

I did manage to snag a treasure, a hardback copy of Italy's great classic historical novel, "I Promessi Sposi" or "The Betrothed" as it's called in English.

Disastrous Times and The Book Lovers sfmike 2005

Sposi_, is a very great instance; and the bad taste, of bringing her up again to the subject of a story by another writer, is so extreme, that I never could look into the book.

Notes and Queries, Number 20, March 16, 1850 Various

"Promessi Sposi" has perfectly recovered from his late illness.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 Various

"I Promessi Sposi", Manzoni's great masterpiece, was written between

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913