Italy On This Day

Pope’s nephew used position to acquire wealth to buy art Ottavio Leoni's portrait of Cardinal Scipione Borghese Cardinal Scipione Borghe...

Baroque painter decorated leading Jesuit church in Rome Baroque painter Giovanni Battista Gaulli, a self-portrait  painted in about 166...

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

Pioneer of Stile Liberty - the Italian twist on Art Nouveau The rear facade of the Palazzo Monteciterio, which was almost completely r...

Devastation that led to architectural rebirth An engraving dated at 1696 is thought to depict ruined buildings in Catania after the 16...

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

Patron of the arts sympathised with Galileo Francesco Barberini knew Galileo from his days as a student at the University of Pisa F...

Artist best known for Oceanus statue at Trevi Fountain Pietro Bracci's statue, Oceanus, is the centrepiece of the Trevi Fountain i...

Exciting Baroque painter inspired others Salvator Rosa: a self-portrait (1645), which can be seen at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Strasb...