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Fantastic Monsters of the Ancient World on View in Rome

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 01/16/2014 - 03:30

The Roman National Museum at Palazzo Massimo is hosting an original exhibition called “Mostri, creature fantastiche della paura e del mito” (Monsters,…

Culture

Exhibitions of Italian Art and Culture in New York and London

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/14/2014 - 06:20

2014 promises to be a good year for Italian art abroad. As we want our readers to be able to enjoy Italian art and culture even when not in Italy, we will…

Culture

Italy's Most Visited Exhibitions in 2013

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/13/2014 - 10:39

Check below the most visited exhibitions in Italy in 2013 (list compiled by Arte magazine). 1. The most visited exhibition in Italy in 2013 was the 55th…

Culture

Ancient Roman Masterpiece On View at National Gallery of Art in Washington

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/07/2014 - 06:39

Photo credit: Rob Shelley, National Gallery of Art. The Dying Gaul, one of the most renowned works from Roman antiquity, is on view at the National Gallery…

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Caravaggio to Canaletto Exhibit on Show in Budapest

by Anonymous (not verified) | Mon, 12/02/2013 - 05:00

Painting: Ecce homo (Behold the Man) by Caravaggio (1573-1610) Three years after its exhibition devoted to the Italian Renaissance which attracted more than…

Culture

What's On in Italy Winter 2013: Art, Festivals and Music

by Carol King | Fri, 11/29/2013 - 05:06

Your guide to what’s on in Italy this winter, from art shows and sports events, to festivals and concerts. ARTS La Madonna di Foligno in Milan Raphael…

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Treasure of San Gennaro on Display in Rome for the First Time

by Nicola Ferlei-Brown | Thu, 11/28/2013 - 05:00

San Gennaro is a martyr saint of the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the patron saint of Naples, honoured every year on the 19th of…

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Works by Leonardo Da Vinci on View at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 05:00

Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Head of a Young Woman (Study for the Angel in the ‘Virgin of the Rocks’), 1480s, © Biblioteca Reale, Turin. For the first time in…

Lifestyle

Artist Transforms Berlusconi's Head into a Toilet

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 11/10/2013 - 06:00

The head of former Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been transformed into a toilet; the head of the former leader of Lega Nord party Umberto Bossi…

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Giant Mona Lisa Made from Dozens of Self-Portraits Installed in London

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/07/2013 - 07:00

A giant rendition of the Mona Lisa has been installed on Clapham Common in London after the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci was named the nation's…