Italy On This Day

Florentine soldier celebrated in Italy’s national anthem  Francesco Ferruccio's statue in the courtyard of the Uffizi in Florence France...

Brilliant tactician who outwitted his opponents Raimondo Montecuccoli, depicted in this 1650 engraving, was a renowned military strate...

Brutal tyrant or sensitive patron of the arts? A portrait of Sigismondo by Piero della Francesca, painted in about 1451 One of the m...

Duke was a brilliant strategist and diplomat Otto van Veen's 16th century portrait of Alessandro Farnese The outstanding militar...