grand tour

February 21, 2023
Last chance to catch your carri di Carnevale: 1 March 2022 serves as “Martedì Grasso,” otherwise known as “Mardi Gras,” “Fat Tuesday,” or, from an ecclesiastical perspective, “Shrove Tuesday,” the last day before “Ash Wednesday” and the beginning of Lent.

December 9, 2018
Sculptor, Restorer and Antiquarian Bartolomeo Cavaceppi Died in Rome on 9 December 1799.

April 1, 2018
Bartolomeo Pinelli died on 1 April 1835.

January 25, 2018
Painter Pompeo Batoni was born on 25 January 1708 in Lucca.

December 9, 2017
Art Historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann was born in Stendal, Germany, on 9 December 1717.

November 9, 2017
Printmaker and designer Giovanni Battista Piranesi Died on 9 November 1778 in Rome.

October 5, 2017
Veduta painter Francesco Guardi was born on 5 October 1712 in Venice.

February 4, 2017
Called by some “Italia’s last Old Master,” painter Pompeo Batoni died 4 February 1787 in Rome.

May 13, 2016
Carlo Maratta or Maratti was born on 13 or 15 May 1625 in Camerano.

February 12, 2016
Known as the father of Italian vedute (views), Luca Carlevaris died on 12 February 1730 in Venice, the city stimulated his artistry and brought him renown.