Italian Renaissance

September 23, 2018
On the 23rd of September 1439, Francesco di Giorgio Martini was baptized in Siena.

September 6, 2018
Architect and theorist Sebastiano Serlio was born in Bologna on 6 September 1475.

June 30, 2018
In June 1896, Isabella Stewart Gardner acquired Titian’s The Rape of Europa from Colnaghi & Co. for 20,000 pounds.

June 21, 2018
Sebastiano del Piombo died on 21 June 1547 in Rome.

June 1, 2018
Florentine painter Biagio d’Antonio Tucci died 1 June 1516 in his hometown.

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

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.

March 24, 2018
During March of 1518, Raphael was working on two paintings commissioned by Pope Leo X.

March 3, 2018
On View: From Brooklyn to the Bargello: Giovanni della Robbia, the Antinori lunette and Stefano Arienti

January 8, 2018
Giotto di Bondone died on 8 January 1337 in Florence.