Italy On This Day

Roberto Rossellini - film director Roman movie pioneer whose 'neorealism' had lasting influence Film director Roberto Rossellini die...

Roberto Visentini - cyclist One half of the Giro d’Italia’s most controversial duel Roberto Visentini, the Italian road racing cyclist who ...

Arrigo Benedetti - journalist and author Founder and editor of three major news magazines Arrigo Benedetti, one of the most influential figu...

NEW - Alessandro Allori – painter Artist was Bronzino’s favourite pupil Prolific painter Alessandro Allori, whose style of painting was to ...

Artist was Bronzino’s favourite pupil Alessandro Allori's 1570 painting, The Pearl Fishers , is considered to be his masterpiece Prolifi...