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January 12, 2017
Painter Stefano Parrocel Died on 13 January 1775 in Rome.

January 9, 2017
Architect Pier Luigi Nervi Died on 9 January 1979 in Rome.

January 8, 2017
On 8 January 1963 the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. set a precedent for the blockbuster museum shows that dominated the rest of the century.

December 13, 2016
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi (Donatello) Died on 13 December 1466 in Florence.

December 11, 2016
The Mona Lisa is the focus of much creative projection and sleuthing.

November 27, 2016
On 27 November 111, Antinous (the man who became first the companion of the Emperor Hadrian) was Born.

November 26, 2016
Giovanni Bellini died on 26 November 1516 in Venice.

November 6, 2016
Three Artists Interpret Three Dimensions Italian contemporary artists, designers, and architects are at the forefront of developing technologies that are being used for both imaginitive recreations of the past as well as envisioning the future and altogether alternative realities.

October 30, 2016
Julia, the only child of Octavian (later Augustus Caesar) was born on 30 October in 39 BCE.

October 29, 2016
On 29 October, 312, Constantine the Great entered Rome after his victory at the Milvian Bridge on the previous day.