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ruzuzu commented on the word pallacorda
"Caravaggio and his three companions, one a Captain in the Papal army, met their rivals at a pallacorda court in the Campo Marzio area, where the artist lived. (Pallacorda was a game played with a ball with a string attached - an early form of tennis, which some older Romans still remember seeing played in the streets of the capital in the mid-20th Century.)"
Caravaggio's crimes exposed in Rome's police files by David Willey, BBC News, Rome.
February 26, 2011
reesetee commented on the word pallacorda
Fascinating! What a rascal, that Caravaggio.
March 2, 2011