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Aquila in Siena in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
 

Cesare Brandi

 
 
Cesare Brandi Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 31, 2025
1. Cesare Brandi Marker
Inscription.
In questo palazzo naque l'8 aprile 1906
Cesare Brandi
Critico storico e filosofo dell'arte poeta e scrittore d'ineguagliabile finezza

[English translation of Italian text:]
In this home, Cesare Brandi was born on April 8, 1906.
Historical critic and philosopher of art, poet and writer of unparalleled finesse.
 
Erected 2016 by Municipality of Siena.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is April 8, 1908.
 
Location. 43° 19.061′ N, 11° 19.845′ E. Marker is in Siena, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is in Aquila. It is on Via di Cittΰ near Via della Campane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via di Cittΰ 88, Siena, Toscana 53100, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Il Cristallo Colligiano / Colligian Crystal (within shouting distance of this marker); 1868-69 Renovation of the Siena Cathedral Faηade (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina da Siena (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ferdinand III (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Peter Leopold, Archduke of Austria (approx.
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0.4 kilometers away); Sant'Antonio in San Domenico (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Santa Caterina Benincasa (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Resti del Ponte di Spugna / Remains of the Spugna Bridge (approx. 19.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Siena.
 
Also see . . .  Cesare Brandi (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
 
Via di Cittΰ image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 31, 2025
2. Via di Cittΰ
The marker is just off camera on the right.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
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