art history

October 8, 2014
Fra Filippo Lippi died on 8 October 1469 while working on frescoes for the cathedral of Spoleto.

October 5, 2014
Francesco d’Ubertino Verdi, known as Bachiacca, died 5 October 1557 in Florence.

October 4, 2014
October 4 is the Feast of Saint Petronius, bishop of Bologna in the 5th century.

October 4, 2014
Today, October 4, is the feast day of St. Francis .

October 3, 2014
October 3 marks the anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi in 1226.

September 28, 2014
Giusto di Giovanni de’ Menabuoi died on 28 September 1390, according to a tomb inscription in Padua Baptistery, which he decorated with frescoes starting in 1375.

September 27, 2014
Pastellist and painter Rosalba Carriera was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome on 27 September 1705.

September 24, 2014
The classical scholar and poet Angelo Ambrogini, known as Poliziano, died on 24 September 1494 at the age of 40.

September 23, 2014
As reported by Ermanno Rivetti in the Art Newspaper , a surprisingly violent hailstorm and accompanying downpour has caused an estimated €1.5m worth of damage to museums and other historic buildings in Florence.

September 21, 2014
Lodovico Cardi was born on 21 September 1559 in Castello di Cigoli, the source of his nickname, Il Cigoli .