Italy On This Day

The end of the Venetian Republic Peace treaty saw Venice given away to Austria A peace settlement signed in a small town in north-east Italy...

NEW - Gasparo Contarini – Cardinal  Writer and diplomat portrayed Venice as an ideal society Gasparo Contarini, a Venetian nobleman who ser...

Writer and diplomat portrayed Venice as an ideal society Gasparo Contarini hailed from one of Venice's most prominent noble families Gas...

Angelo Schiavio - footballer Scored goal that won Italy's first World Cup Angelo Schiavio, the hero of the Italian football team’s firs...

Palma Giovane - painter Mannerist took the mantle of Tintoretto  The Venetian artist Jacopo Negretti, best known as Jacopo Palma il Giovane ...