italian art

May 13, 2018
Real Italian Renaissance Fashion The Metropolitan Museum of Art ’s annual gala held this past weekend attracted quite a bit of outrage and attention for various haute couture interpretations of the theme ““Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” Much was made of the influence of painting upon the designs.

May 6, 2018
Sculptor Constantino Nivola, whose works are an integral part of many significant modern buildings, died 6 May 1988.

May 3, 2018
On 3 May 1525, the painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, also known as Il Sodoma , received a contract to paint a double-sided banner for the Compagnia di San Sebastiano in Camollia near Siena.

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 19, 2018
Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese after his birthplace, died on 19 April 1588 in Venice, where he spent the majority of his career.

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

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