Italy On This Day

Religious painter portrayed saints expressing human emotions Crespi's painting, St Gregory delivers the soul of a monk, in Varese ...

Giacomo Puccini – opera composer Musical genius who took the baton from Verdi Giacomo Puccini, one of the greatest composers of Ital...

Strife-torn Rome turns to Vespasian Elevation of military leader ends Year of Four Emperors The ninth Roman emperor, Vespasian, bega...

Gigliola Cinquetti - singer and TV presenter Eurovision win at 16 launched successful career Gigliola Cinquetti, who was the first I...