Italy On This Day

Half of a successful partnership with brother Vittorio Paolo Taviani has been active in Italian cinema for more than 60 years  The f...

Professor invented rhinoplasty procedure Gaspare Tagliacozzi perfected a way of forming a new nose using skin from the arm Pioneerin...

Turned family business into multinational company Giovanni Buitoni took over the running of the family business when he was just 18  ...

Father of star ballerina was pioneer of Romantic ballet Filippo Taglioni's portrait, the original of which is at Teatro alla Scala...