Italy On This Day

Baroque musician also contributed to science As well as composing for violin, Tartini established a new technique for playing Giuseppe Tarti...

Scientist laboured to produce a comprehensive atlas of Italy The cover of Magini's great work, which was published by his son in 16...

Scientists believe Saint is buried in Padua A modern representation of St Luke by the Russian artist Andrei Mironov The feast day of...

Pilgrims honour the saint famous for his miracles The Basilica di Sant'Antonio in Padua The feast of Saint Anthony of Padua (Sa...

Realistic figures were first painted by Florentine genius Giotto The brilliant 14th century painter Giotto di Bondone, who was known si...