Italy On This Day

The short turbulent life of a witty satirist    Francesco Berni depicted in a 18th century drawing  Tuscan writer Francesco Berni, whose sat...

Writer rose to become a duke but died in poverty Bernardo Accolti became one of the most popular love poets of the Renaissance One of the mo...

Satirist was both admired and feared by the nobility Pietro Aretino, captured by his friend, the Venetian painter Titian in around 154...