Characters

Cecrope Barilli Born in Parma in 1839, talented painter Cecrope Barilli was entrusted by Prince Umberto I [...]

Ferdinand of Bourbon The son of Duke Philip and Louise Elisabeth of France, Ferdinand of Bourbon became Duke [...]

Niccolò Paganini The greatest violinist of his age, Niccolò Paganini exercised a strong influence on the developing [...]

Domenico Benassi One of the best actors of his time, Domenico Benassi is also known as Memo. [...]

Ferdinando Paer After the education in the native town, from the '90 of eighteenth century he begun [...]

Alexandre Ennemond Petitot French architect and designer Petitot was invited in 1753 by Guillaume Du Tillot, Inspector of [...]

Enrico Benassi Now renowned as a naive painter, Benassi had actually many jobs: he was a farm worker, [...]

Fontana sisters The three Fontana sisters, born in Traversetolo, a village near Parma, founded their first atelier [...]

Arturo Toscanini Arturo Toscanini is now internationally recognized as one of the world's great conductors. He graduated [...]

Attilio Bertolucci He directed La Fenice, the foreign poetry series of the publisher Guanda, co-edited the literary [...]