Sorano -Tuscany - Italy
by Paolo Signorini
Title
Sorano -Tuscany - Italy
Artist
Paolo Signorini
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Sorano is a town and comune in the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany (Italy).It as an ancient medieval hill town hanging from a tuff stone over the Lente River.Sorano was probably inhabited by Villanovan culture, but the first historical mentions are relative to the 3rd century BC, when it was an Etruscan city under the influence of the more populous nearby Sovana.Disappearing from history under the Roman domination, it is again known in 862 when a county was founded by Emperor Louis II, under the Aldobrandeschi suzerainty. The Aldobrandeschi were the most powerful feudataries of southern Tuscany for more than four centuries, disappearing in 1312 when Margherita, son of Ildibrandino, died without male heirs. His daughter Adelaide married to Romano di Gentile Orsini, who added the city to the family fiefs.The county of Pitigliano-Sorano fought against the Republic of Siena, but was forced to accept its suzerainty from 1417. It regained a full independence in 1556, when the latter was annexed to the Duchy of Tuscany. The fortress, due to its strategic position, was frequently attacked; it was also the seat of fratricidal fights between the Orsini. In 1604, with the death of Alessandro di Bertoldo, it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.It became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1860.
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Comments (11)
Kayla Bernhard Starmint
It looks so ancient. Thank you so much for the description of how it has weathered through the years. Helpful to understand the reason it looks so warm. Beautiful work! =)
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2022 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition and excellent artwork! F/L Congratulations on your features!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! This piece has been FEATURED on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 01/29/2022! Way to go! Please post it in the Group's Features discussion thread for posterity and/or any other thread that fits! l/f