art history

July 28, 2016
Giuseppe Pellizza was born on 28 July 1868 in the Piedmont village of Volpedo.

July 25, 2016
Italian artist Andrea Fantoni died in Rovetta on 25 July 1734.

July 24, 2016
Last Call: Aldus Manutius: The Venetian Renaissance Owing to its popularity, “ Aldo Manuzio.

July 24, 2016
Rainulfo II of Alife became the “rebel king” of the southern Italian peninsula following a victory on 24 July 1132 at the Battle of Nocera during which the Norman ruler, Roger II, was briefly deposed.

July 17, 2016
On 17 July 1204 the Venetian naval fleet broke through the sea wall fortifications of Constantinople, setting the city on fire and marking the conclusion of an episode of the Fourth Crusade .

July 17, 2016
Painter and sculptor Aligi Sassu was born in Milan on 17 July 1912.

July 10, 2016
Decorative painter Alessandro Alberti died in Rome on 10 July 1596.

July 10, 2016
Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hādriānus), whose far-flung adventures inspired the commission of some of the Rome’s most enduring and storied monuments, died on 10 July in 138.

July 8, 2016
Artemisia Gentileschi was born 8 July 1593 in Rome.

July 3, 2016
Architect and urban planner-theorist Carlo Aymonino died on 3 July 2010.