botticelli

July 14, 2015
Angelo Ambrogini, better known as Poliziano was born on 14 July 1454 (d. 24 September 1494) in Montepulciano.

July 12, 2015
The exhibition, “Of Heaven and Earth: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums,” enters its second month today, 12 July, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

October 26, 2014
Through 4 January 2015 see Fra Angelico…Rediscovered Masterpieces at the Domaine de Chantilly .

October 15, 2014
philamuseum : Love Italy?

April 4, 2014
In late March 2014 , Monsignor Cesare Pasini, prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, announced that it will partner with Japanese IT company NTT Data Corporation to digitize 3,000 manuscripts through 2018.

October 8, 2013
Fra Filippo Lippi died on this day in 1469 while working on frescoes for the cathedral of Spoleto.

September 17, 2013
Painting by Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli shown at Israel Museum after near delay

August 15, 2013
On this day in 1483, Pope Sixtus IV dedicated the Sistine Chapel to the Assumption of the Virgin , celebrated each year on 15 August.