Italy On This Day

TV personality and author began his career as a wine merchant Antonio Carluccio pictured signing a copy of one of his 21 books  The chef, ...

Notorious blonde beauty inspired painters and poets Bartolomeo Veneto's 1520 portrait of a courtesan is generally accepted as dep...

Jesuit priest had a crater on the moon named after him Giovanni Battista Riccioli pictured in an illustration from a 17th century book...

Bloodshed in Milan marred liberal premier’s time in office Political leader Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudini, who twice served as pr...