Italy On This Day

Painter from Rome left his mark on Mantua Titian's portrait of Giulio Romano, painted between 1536 and 1540 Giulio Romano, who w...

Madrigal writer influenced Monteverdi Luca Marenzio is believed to have been a singer employed by the Gonzaga family Luca Marenzio, ...

Leading Jewish musician of the late Renaissance  Salomone Rossi's talent with the violin earned him work for the Mantuan court T...