art history

September 29, 2017
Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was likely born on 29 September 1571, for scholars agree that he was born in the fall of this year, and  29 September is the feast day of St. Michael the Archangel , Caravaggio’s namesake.

September 24, 2017
Even measured by a tumultuous and cruel time, Vitellius, born 24 September 15, was a terrible emperor despised by the Roman army, civilians, and Senate.

September 22, 2017
Alessandro Allori died 22 September in 1607 in Florence.

September 21, 2017
September 21 is the feast day of gospel author St. Matthew , one of the twelve apostles.

September 18, 2017
Theorist and painter antonio Bianchini was born in Rome, on 18 September 1803.

September 18, 2017
On 18 September 1913, Umberto Boccioni , departed Milan for Berlin, where the  German painters Franz Marc and August Macke were already at work installing Futurist and Expressionist paintings for what would become known as one of the defining moments of the historical avant-garde.

September 17, 2017
The Cleveland Apollo: Roman Copy or Greek Original?

September 11, 2017
Sculptor, conceptual artist, and stage designer Pino Pascali died in a motorcycle accident in Rome on 11 September 1968.

September 8, 2017
Call for Applications: Conference Travel Grant for Modern Topics The Italian Art Society announces a grant of a minimum of $500 to support international conference travel by scholars working on Italian art from the early nineteenth century to the present.

Call for Applications: Conference Travel Grant for Modern Topics The Italian Art Society announces a grant of a minimum of $500 to support international conference travel by scholars working on Italian art from the early nineteenth century to the present.

September 4, 2017
Architect, theorist, and designer Aldo Rossi died on 4 September 1997 in Milan, the city where he spent a good portion of his career.