Italy On This Day

Sonia Gandhi - Indian politician Widow of ex-PM Rajiv born in pre-Alps of Veneto Sonia Gandhi, an Italian who married into a famous politic...

Mario Minniti - painter Sicilian influenced by long-time collaborator Caravaggio The painter Mario Minniti, who has acquired some historica...

Giovanni Battista Falda - engraver Printmaker who found market among Grand Tourists The engraver and printmaker Giovanni Battista Falda, wh...

NEW - Il sorpasso - commedia all’italiana classic Film regarded as director Dino Risi’s masterpiece Il sorpasso, which has come to be seen...