Italy On This Day

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...

Giacomo Matteotti - martyr of freedom Politician kidnapped and murdered by Fascist thugs A brave and historic speech made in the Italian par...

Michele Schirru - would-be assassin Anarchist executed for plotting to kill Mussolini The Sardinian-born anarchist Michele Schirru was exec...

Luigi Capuana - author and journalist Sicilian was leading figure in verismo movement The author and journalist Luigi Capuana, one of the m...