Italian Art

Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 05/03/2013 - 04:47
The late Sir Denis Mahon bequeathed £100 million worth of Baroque Italian paintings to the UK. A British art historian and collector, who died in 2011, Mahon…
by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/12/2012 - 08:53
Last Friday, the publication of a two-volume e-book proclaiming that Caravaggio's earliest works have sat unrecognised in a public building in Milan for almost…
by Gabi Logan | Thu, 07/05/2012 - 05:04
In Venice's National Museum of Villa Pisani, fruit sellers, seamstresses and water-bearers cover the walls in the exhibit "The Nobility of Work: Trades and…
Culture
by Gabi Logan | Thu, 06/28/2012 - 04:27
Abu Dhabi has announced plans to build the Palazzo Italia cultural centre and an Italian language school on its new cultural and residential island development…
by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 11/17/2011 - 00:59
What is billed as ‘The First Italian Affordable Fair of Art and Design’ will soon introduce London to contemporary Italian creativity.The Kicking Boot art fair…
by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 04/14/2011 - 06:44
Artwork in Florence is facing an onslaught of threats. First, David’s ankles were at risk of collapse due to the vibrations from a highspeed train. Now, the…