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May 2, 2019
On the Tercentenary of the Death of Pierre Le Gros Pierre Le Gros died 300 years ago on 3 May 1719 in Rome where he had been a pre-eminent sculptor.

April 7, 2019
In his 1885 publication recounting his exploration of the City of Florence, author Emilio Bacciotti, described Ulise Cambi, who died on April 7th, 1895, as “one of the old glories of the Academy of Fine Arts.” (p.29).

February 27, 2019
The Renaissance Nude (3 March-2 June 2019) opens this Sunday 3 March, at the Royal Academy of Arts, London and traces the development of the nude in Western art through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

February 16, 2019
The Polish-Italian painter Marcello Bacciarelli, was born in Rome on 16th February 1731.

February 9, 2019
The Feast Day of Saint Apollonia of Alexandria

February 3, 2019
Cardinal Branda Castiglioni died on 3 February 1443.

January 21, 2019
Artemisia Gentileschi Exhibition Planned for London’s National Gallery in 2020

January 13, 2019
Snowscapes in Modern Italian Art

January 1, 2019
Happy New Year from the Italian Art Society! 3

December 9, 2018
Sculptor, Restorer and Antiquarian Bartolomeo Cavaceppi Died in Rome on 9 December 1799.