Italy On This Day

Ruthless tyrant who encouraged art Pandolfo Petrucci was one of the most powerful rulers in Italy Pandolfo Petrucci, who during his ...

Thousands die in pointless conflict of the Italian Wars The chaos of the Battle of Ravenna depicted in a 15th century woodcut French...

All Saints’ Day chosen to show off Michelangelo’s work The Creation of Adam, centrepiece of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceilin...

Enforced retirement gives public servant time to write about his ruthless ideas Statesman and diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli, whose name...