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Caravaggio virtual exhibition in Milan

27 March, 2020

2010 is the year of Caravaggio in Italy, as the 400th anniversary of the famous Italian painter’s death is celebrated. The Caravaggio exhibition in Rome was a huge success and this time the Caravaggio fever is moving to Milan, virtually…

50 years of La Dolce Vita on show at national Italian cinema museum

27 March, 2020

Federico Fellini’s most famous masterpiece, “La Dolce Vita“, turns 50 this year, making more than just the expression famous. This legendary piece of Italian cinema is known around the world for its scenes of excess, seeing Anita Ekberg in the…

Italian family life: the dolce vita explored in photography exhibition in Rome

27 March, 2020

A free Italian photography exhibition is being held at Rome’s Museo Centrale del Risorgimento. The photos are of Italian family life, including weddings, holidays, birthdays and snapshots of the identity of families from Lazio. The exhibition is called “Famiglia: fotografie…

Rome hosts photografic exhibition on " La Dolce Vita"

27 March, 2020

50 years have passed since Federico Fellini’s movie La Dolce Vita was released in 1960. The word paparazzo became instantaneously popular with audiences and readers all around the world and in order to celebrate that world - now vanished for…

Italian furniture brand Giorgetti opens flagship store in Mumbai

26 March, 2020

Giorgetti, the Italian designer furniture brand, has just open its first store in Mumbai, India, making the city third to host the brand’s flagship store after Milan and New York. From now onwards, Indian costumers will have the unique opportunity…

Touring Rome: rare visits to art and archaeological sites

26 March, 2020

Some of Rome’s architectural and historic treasures are being opened for special guided tours run by Italy’s environmental organisation, FAI. Places such as the Temple of the “Ninfe” and “Porta Asinaria” will open for rare, free guided tours by FAI.The…

Florence: National Geographic to search for the lost Leonardo

26 March, 2020

In order to find out what happened to Leonardo‘s Battle of Anghiari, the city of Florence has stricken a deal with the National Geographic Society for 250,000 euros. The world’s most important Geographic society will now try to unearth a…

Finger print reveals Leonardo da Vinci undiscovered painting

26 March, 2020

The “La bella principessa” painting could be a work of Leonardo da Vinci, according to reports. If that is the case, the painting (”Beautiful Princess” in English) of a woman dressed in Renaissance clothing, would be valued at millions of…

Italian furniture brand Minotti opens flagship store in London

26 March, 2020

Just a couple of weeks ago the famous Italian brand Minotti opened its first UK flagship store in London. A 380 sqm unit in Margaret Street W1, the store has been cleverly divided into several sections by large mirrors which…

Italian watch design: Naloni Canova Automatic 18K Gold & Diamonds

26 March, 2020

I would never be game enough to wear anything like this for fear of scratching it, losing it or being mugged for my watch. And it would be worth it: the Canova from Naloni is an automatic watch, with Swiss…

Italian art: Francesco Hayez "Il bacio" on auction at Sotheby's

25 March, 2020

This incredibly suggestive piece of Italian art will go under the hammer at a Sotheby’s auction on November 12 and bidding is expected to be fierce. “Il bacio” or “the kiss” by Francesco Hayez, is one of four pieces created…

Grand Hotel Rimini: Federico Fellini's favourite hotel

25 March, 2020

The Grand hotel Rimini has a glorious and dramatic past; built in 1908 by Paolo Somazzi, a famous architect from South America, the luxury hotel was heavily damaged during the course of its long history; first by a fire (and…

Milan to host 'Gli occhi di Caravaggio' exhibition

25 March, 2020

Since 2008 there has been a remarked resurgence in the interest of Caravaggio’s art with a series of high-profile exhibitions all over the world. Now it’s time for Milan to step in and give its own contribution. From March 11…

Christmas in Rome: Michelangelo 's Madonna with child on display at Capitoline Museums

24 March, 2020

Done in black and red pencil, Michelangelo’s Madonna with Child will be on display at the Capitoline Museums (Sala dei Capitani) until January 10th. The drawing on loan from the Casa Buonarroti Foundation, has always been regarded by the critics…

Shopping in Rome: ceramic clocks at Raku

24 March, 2020

The “Ceramica Raku” shop is another of Rome’s boutique stores that exclusively sells ceramic clocks. The shop has been part of the Montesi family business which was established in 1985 and which sells these Italian ceramic clocks locally and internationally.The…

Michelangelo's drawings on display in Amalfi

24 March, 2020

The town of Amalfi is hosting until 22 November an art exhibition devoted to Michelangelo, one of the greatest geniuses of the Renaissance period. At the Antichi Arsenali della Repubblica, visitors will have the unique opportunity to see six drawings…

Italian researchers to hunt inFlorence for the remains of Mona Lisa

24 March, 2020

The hunt for the remains of Lisa Gherardini, the woman who, according to many art historians, sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa ,will start at the former convent of Sant’Orsola in Florence on May 9. The men from…

Mona Lisa Mosaic Made of Burnt Toast in Matera

24 March, 2020

With her Mona Lisa mosaic made of burnt toast, English artist Laura Hadland aroused the interest and curiosity of the inhabitants of Matera, an old town in southern Italy famous for its beautiful cave-houses. Ms. Hadland -best known for another…

Giorgio de Chirico 's works on exhibition at Palazzo Mauro de Andrè in Ravenna

23 March, 2020

Giorgio de Chirico became famous when after 1910 he started painting disconnected and unsettling dreams images, giving thus birth to a style known as metaphysical painting; his influence on surrealism was great and many of his works of the period…

Naked Mona Lisas on display at Da Vinci, near Florence

23 March, 2020

The small town of Da Vinci is hosting a new and to some extent bizarre exhibition dedicated to one of the world’s most famous paintings: the Mona Lisa. The bizarre element I am referring to is the centrepiece of the…

Art from Aquila after the earthquake on show

23 March, 2020

The city of Rome is hosting an art exhibition dedicated to the artworks from the churches of Aquila that were partly destroyed during the earthquake last year. The exhibition is taking place at the lower house in Montecitorio with the…

Rome: Michelangelo Buonarroti, architect, drawn into view with new exhibition

23 March, 2020

Michelangelo‘s art has, over the centuries, attracted millions of people from all over the world and Rome the city where the artist gave birth to many of his masterpieces will soon host an important exhibition devoted to his architectural projects.…

Restored Giotto crucifix to be unveiled in Florence

23 March, 2020

After a long restoration, the Giotto crucifix (the attribution to the great Italian artist is no longer disputed) will be officially unveiled at the Church of Ognissanti in Florence on November 6. In the meanwhile, the famous cross will be…

Gianni Agnelli's yacht up for sale

23 March, 2020

The late Giovanni Agnelli had a passion for yachts with a classic design. A passion which started in the 1950s when the heir to the Agnelli fortune bought the Agneta, an amazing yacht designed by Knut Reimer; 25 metres long,…

Italian art exhibitions: La Belle Epoque & its Artists on display in Rovigo

23 March, 2020

“La Belle Epoque”: was a comfortable and happy period in European history that lasted roughly 40 years; years characterised by technological advancement, unshakable faith in the progress of humanity and beautiful and sophisticated women. The arts inevitably began to mirror…