September 30, 2015
Ask us about Italian Art 1

September 29, 2015
500 (years): how long the Italians have been front-runners in the field of furniture design.

September 29, 2015
The Feast of Saint Michael Archangel is celebrated today, 29 September.

September 28, 2015
A New Look at Segantini’s “The Evil Mothers” Series By Anat Moberman Between the years 1891-6, Giovanni Segantini , who died on 28 September 1899, painted a large series of paintings dealing with the subject of mothers rejecting what was then seen as their natural destiny – motherhood – either by refusing to conceive or through terminating their pregnancies.

September 26, 2015
thegetty : Leonardo da Vinci first sketched caricatures of passersby on the street in the 1500s, and this artist captures the same spirit of this tradition 200 years later.

September 25, 2015
In a fantastic instance of artistic conversation between the contemporary and the cinquecento, Jeff Koons’ monumental sculptural piece, Pluto and Proserpina (2010-2013) was unveiled today in the heart of Florence, adjacent to the replica of Michelangelo’s David (1501-1504) in front of the Palazzo Vecchio .

September 25, 2015
Artwork of the Day from the Walters Art Museum: Curiosity Figure (Seed Man)

September 24, 2015
Aroldo Bonzagni , born on this day in 1887, was a spirited painter of the Italian Belle Epoque .

September 22, 2015
Sculptor Antonio Brilla was born 22 September 1813 in Savona.

September 22, 2015
Word of the Day: sponda (Italian)