Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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3 December 2022

Matilde Malenchini – painter

The tempestuous life of a talented Tuscan artist Vincenzo Camuccini's portrait of Malenchini, from about 1815 The painter Matilde Malenc...

7 October 2018

Gabriele Corcos - celebrity cook

YouTube recipe blog led to TV fame in US Gabriele Corcos and his wife, the actress Debi Mazar, in a scene from their TV show The TV ...

18 February 2018

Blessed Fra Angelico – painter

Talented Friar became patron of Catholic artists A detail from a Luca Signorelli fresco in Orvieto cathedral, thought to represent...

1 January 2018

Guglielmo Libri – book thief

Nobleman stole more than 30,000 books and documents Guglielmo Libri is thought to have stolen more than 30,000 books, manuscripts an...

31 December 2016

Giovanni Michelucci - architect

Designer made mark with railway station and motorway church Giovanni Michelucci The architect Giovanni Michelucci, whose major legac...

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