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Since July 2013, The Italian Art Society has published IASblog to offer news and notes on Italian art and architecture from prehistory to the present day as a complement to our website. IASblog aims for a general audience as well as specialists on Italian art. Submissions are encouraged.

April 5, 2021
The Monday following Easter Sunday is a religious holiday in Italy.

April 4, 2021
The First Easter Sunday Illustrated in Early Modern Italian Painting

April 4, 2021
Happy Easter (Buona Pasqua) from the Italian Art Society!

April 2, 2021
Today is Good Friday, the anniversary of Jesus’ death on the cross.

April 2, 2021
The Events of Good Friday Depicted in Italian Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art

April 1, 2021
Caravaggio’s Denial of St. Peter commemorates the dramatic predawn Holy Friday event of the apostle’s denial of Jesus.

April 1, 2021
The First Holy Thursday: A Momentous Day and Night.

April 1, 2021
Today is Holy, or Maundy, Thursday, when Jesus washed his disciples’ feet in an act of humility that is seen as a reminder of the cleansing waters of Baptism and a foreshadowing of the purification brought by the Crucifixion .

March 28, 2021
Today is Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday, when Western Christians celebrate Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem.

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March 20, 2021
Happy First Day of Spring!

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