art history

May 29, 2018
On 29 May 1606, the great Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio killed Ranuccio Tommasoni in Rome.

May 28, 2018
Italian photographer, painter and designer Luigi Veronesi was born on 28 May 1908 in Milan.

May 5, 2018
Sculptor Pietro Bernini was born on 5 May 1562 in Sesto Fiorentino.

May 2, 2018
Leonardo da Vinci died on 2 May 1519 in Amboise, France.

May 2, 2018
Sculptor Camillo Pacetti was born on 2 May 1758 in Rome.

May 1, 2018
Call for Contributors: IASblog Staff Writers for 2018-2019 term

Call for Contributors: IASblog Staff Writers The Italian Art Society ’s IASblog seeks applications for staff writers to contribute regular features for the 2018-2019 term.

April 8, 2018
Caracalla (born Marcus Aurelius Antoninus in 188), was assassinated on 8 April 217, after nearly 20 years as one of the most reviled Roman emperors.

April 7, 2018
Gino Severini was born on 7 April 1883 in Cortona.

April 6, 2018
Bolognese painter Domenico Zampieri, known as Domenichino, died on 6 April 1641, the same day as his one of his greatest heroes, Raphael , who also died on this day almost a century earlier.

April 1, 2018
Italian painter Cristofano Allori was died on 1 April 1621.