Italy On This Day

The Chiesa Madre in Palma di Montechiaro   had similarities with Noto cathedral  Friar who advanced development of Sicilian Baroque The arch...

Rival of Bernini and Da Cortona was pioneer of Roman Baroque The undulating facade of the church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane The archi...

Pope’s nephew amassed fortune and became patron of the arts Carlo Maratta's portrait of Antonio Barberini as an older man Cathol...

Printmaker who found market among Grand Tourists An engraving by Giovanni Battista Falda of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's tour de force ,...

Superb horseman helped keep the British at bay Amedeo Guillet, pictured in his military dress uniform, was a brilliant horseman A...

Sicilian Baroque designs shaped the look of Catania Vaccarini's Fontana dell'Elefante has become the symbol of Catania Giova...