Italy On This Day

Amerigo Vespucci – explorer Medici clerk who discovered a new world Explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci was born on this day in 1454...

Carlo Gesualdo – composer Madrigal writer was also a murderer Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa, who composed highly experimental music for his time...

Baldassare Peruzzi - architect and painter Pupil of Bramante who left mark on Rome The architect and painter Baldassare Peruzzi, who traine...

NEW - Guarino Guarini - architect Baroque master who shaped the identity of Turin Guarino Guarini, an architect regarded as one of the mos...

Baroque master who shaped the identity of Turin Guarini's daring geometrics brought a new dimension to the architecture of Turin Guarino...