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July 13, 2020
On this day (13 July) in 2011, the Franco-Italian sculptor and designer, Giacomo Benevelli died in Pavia.

July 8, 2020
Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, in Rome and is one of the most distinguished artists of her generation.

July 6, 2020
On this day (6 July) in 1533 the Italian poet, Ludovico Ariosto died in Ferrara.

June 29, 2020
Today (June 29) marks the joint feast day of Saints Peter and Paul.

June 29, 2020
On this day (29 June) in 1868, sculptor Giovanni Bastianini died in Florence.

June 26, 2020
Mannerist painter Suor Orsola Maddalena Caccia (1596–1676) was born Theodora in Moncalvo, Italy, to an artistic family.

June 22, 2020
On this day (22 June) in 1633, Galileo Galilei was Forced to Recant Heliocentrism Theory.

June 15, 2020
On this day (15 June) in 844, heir to the Frankish throne, Louis, the eldest son of Lothar I , was crowned as King of the Lombards in Rome.

June 8, 2020
The Stage Designs of Filippo Juvarra in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum

May 31, 2020
Prolific Florentine painter Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (1535–1607) was born on May 31, 1535.