Kingdom of Sardinia

Carta storica, Fondo Imago Sardiniae. Gerard Van Keulen, 1720 ca.

Between 1714 and 1718, the island came first under Austrian control, then under Piedmontese control. With the possession of Sardinia, the Savoy acquired the royal title. Late Baroque art persists throughout the century, by architects and artists who come from the Italian continent.

Sassari, piazza d'Italia, particolare. Autore Max Leopold Wagner, collezione: Fondo Wagner, Ilisso, da Sardegna DL

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The Sardinia of the Savoy

Late Baroque art persists throughout the century, by architects and artists who come from the Italian continent. In architecture, the personality of Giuseppe Viana emerges, which is best expressed in the dynamically baro...

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Palazzo della Provincia di Sassari, Sala Sciuti, particolare di una cariatide

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Sa die de sa Sardigna

Sa Die de sa Sardigna is the festival of the Sardinian people that commemorates the so-called “Sardinian Vespers”, that is, the popular uprising of 28 April 1794 with which the Piedmontese and the viceroy Balbiano moved...

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