Italy On This Day

The brief life of a politically astute noblewoman from Ferrara Beatrice D'Este, portrayed in a painting by the 19th century Italian arti...

Name lives on in cultural life of Venice Giorgio Cini was born into a wealthy family Giorgio Cini, the man whose name was given to a major c...

Devout Catholic murdered for opposing Fascists Giovanni Minzoni objected to the Fascist youth movement in his town Don Giovanni Minzoni, a C...

Best-known work reflected plight of wealthy Jewish Italians in 1930s Giorgio Bassani's novels drew on his own background in Ferrara Gior...

Humanist who lost Greek manuscripts went grey overnight Guarino da Verona was a humanist philosopher Professor of ancient Greek, Guarino da ...

Duchess was driven mad by husband’s infidelity Virginia de' Medici married into the House of Este, gaining wealth and power Virg...

Brilliant scholar could recite long passages from Dante Jacopo Mazzoni was known for literary criticism as well as philosophy Jacopo...

Blackshirt thug turned air commander was Mussolini’s ‘heir apparent’ Italo Balbo was the commander of Italy's air force in the 1930...

Artist known for extravagant lifestyle A 1923 painting by Filippo De Pisis entitled Still Life with a Bottle The painter and poet Fi...