Italy On This Day

Rosalba Carriera - portrait painter Venetian artist specialised in miniatures One of the most successful women painters in the history of ar...

NEW - Settimia Caccini – singer and songwriter Esteemed soprano composed beautiful music Singer and composer Settimia Caccini, who is belie...

Esteemed soprano composed beautiful music Settimia initially performed alongside her sister,  Francesca (above), who was also a composer Sin...

Mary of Modena – Queen of England Catholic wife of James II greeted with suspicion Maria Beatrice Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este, who w...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi – artist Genius who put 18th century Rome on the map Draftsman, printmaker and architect Giovanni Battista Pirane...