Italy On This Day

Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici - banker Art enthusiast who was Botticelli’s major patron The Florentine banker and politician Lorenzo d...

Imperia Cognati - courtesan Prostitute who became a celebrity Imperia Cognati, who acquired celebrity status in Rome in the early 16th centu...

NEW - Fabio Testi - actor Successful career followed breakthrough role in De Sica classic  The actor Fabio Testi, whose role in an Oscar-w...

Successful career followed breakthrough role in De Sica classic  The poster for the film that made actor Fabio Testi famous The actor Fabio ...

Cosimo de' Medici Banker who founded the Medici dynasty The first of the Medici rulers of Florence, Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici, ...