Italy On This Day

Pupil of Giambologna became major figure in own right Tacca's equestrian sculpture of Philip IV  of Spain broke new ground in statuary T...

Early Renaissance craftsman left a rich legacy of work in Tuscany The Vision of Santa Sorore, part of a fresco cycle by Vecchietta at the Ho...

Florentine who influenced the look of his home city Baccio d'Agnolo was a significant influence on Florentine architecture The woodcarve...

Roman collectors called him the ‘new Canova’ Benzoni's self-portrait bust is in the Biblioteca Angelo Mai in Bergamo The sculptor Giovan...

Work helped end the dominance of Neoclassicism Giovanni Dupré, painted by the  Swiss-Italian artist Antonio Ciseri Giovanni Dupré, who came ...

Genius who could bring marble to life  A self-portrait of Canova, painted in about 1790 (Uffizi, Florence) Sculptor Antonio Canova was born...