Italy On This Day

Franco Basaglia - psychiatrist Work led to closure of mental hospitals by law The psychiatrist Franco Basaglia, whose work ultimately led to...

NEW - Giacomo Serpotta – sculptor Artist could transform wet plaster into realistic scenes Sicilian sculptor Giacomo Serpotta, whose creati...

Artist could transform wet plaster into realistic scenes A section of Serpotta's remarkable work in the Oratory of San Cita in Palermo, ...

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...