16th century

July 27, 2017
Lombard artist Cesare da Sesto died on 27 July 1523 in Milan.

May 22, 2017
Italian gem-engraver and medallist Giovanni Bernardi died on 22 May 1553 in Faenza.

May 20, 2017
Opening Soon: Raphael: The Drawings The Ashmolean Museum, 1 June – 3 September 2017 A dynamic exhibition of the graphic work of Raphael is slated to open 1 June at the Ashmolean Museum.

April 6, 2017
Raphael died in Rome on 6 April 1520, likely his thirty-seventh birthday (unless, in fact, he was born on 28 March).

March 8, 2017
IAS-SPONSORED SESSION PROPOSALS FOR SCSC 2017 IN MILWAUKEE DUE 17 MARCH

IAS-SPONSORED SESSION PROPOSALS FOR SCSC 2017 IN MILWAUKEE DUE 17 MARCH Each year, the Italian Art Society (IAS) seeks session proposals that address any issue relevant to Italian art and architecture during the long sixteenth century.

February 26, 2017
On 26 February 1616, Galileo Galilei was formally banned and banished by the Roman Catholic Church for teaching and defending the opinion that the Earth orbits the Sun.

February 23, 2017
Renaissance painter Gentile Bellini died on 23 February 1507 in Venice.

February 22, 2017
Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci died 22 February 1512 at the age of 57 in Seville Spain.

February 18, 2017
Pontormo Painting Problems Persist An impressive campaign by London’s National Gallery to raise funds to keep a prominent Pontormo portrait in England seems for naught as it appears the American purchaser of the painting will not accept their matched payment.

February 14, 2017
Catching up with Cupid – Happy Valentine’s Day from the Italian Art Society!