Italy On This Day

Venetian best known for his discoveries at the Forum in Rome Giacomo Boni was born in Venice but lived in Rome for much of his adult life Th...

Owned works by Da Vinci, Titian and Raphael among others Lorenzo Lotto's portrait of Cardinal Domenico Grimani, painted in the 16th...

Doge clamped down on Spanish ‘spies’ Antonio Priuli rounded up hundreds of suspected Spanish plotters Antonio Priuli, who was the 94...

Victorious naval commander briefly ruled La Serenissima Jacopo Tintoretto's portrait of Sebastiano Venier at the Battle of Lepa...

Ignominious ending to a long and glorious reign Lazzaro Bastiani's profile portrait of the 65th Doge of Venice, Francesco Fosca...