Italy On This Day

Renaissance master was forgotten until the 19th century Botticelli's The Birth of Venus , painted in 1485 Early Renaissance arti...

Grammy Award-winner has sold more than 70 million records Laura Pausini One of Italy's best-selling recording artists of all time...

Baroque musician who gave us the first real opera Bernardo Strozzi's 1630 portrait of Monteverdi The composer and musician Cla...

Innovative ideas put Italy at the forefront of contemporary style Marco Zanuso Marco Zanuso, the architect and industrial designer w...