Alexis Sexton Culotta

December 24, 2016
Sculptor Antonio Giorgetti died 24 December 1669 in Rome.

December 19, 2016
Review: “In the Light of Naples: The Art of Francesco de Mura” Francesco de Mura (1696-1782) was a prominent figure in 18 th -century Italian painting.

December 14, 2016
Da Vinci Discovered in Paris Several news outlets reported earlier this week on the discovery of a drawing by famed artist Leonardo da Vinci at the French auction house Tajan.

December 8, 2016
The demise of a draughtsman: 8 December 1799 marked the death of sculptor, painter, and engraver Giuseppe Cades in Rome.

December 7, 2016
Ancient Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero was assassinated on 7 December 43 BCE.

December 3, 2016
Ancient Rome celebrated the rites of Bona Dea, the “Good Goddess,” on 3 December.

November 30, 2016
Giovanni Lanfranco died 30 November 1647 in Rome.

November 30, 2016
Opening Today: Artemisia Gentileschi and Her Time A new exhibition, “Artemisia Gentileschi e Il Suo Tempo” (”Artemisia Gentileschi and Her Time”) opens 30 November in Rome at Palazzo Braschi.

November 15, 2016
Breaking News: Bernini’s Elephant Broken News from Rome reports that a vandal has defaced Gianlorenzo Bernini’s Elephant and Obelisk by breaking one of the marble mammal’s tusks.

November 10, 2016
Comparison of Caravaggios Begins in Milan Opening 10 November is the exhibition “ Caravaggio: Readings and Re-readings ” at Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera .