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February 12, 2017
Mario Mafai, who with his wife Antonietta Raphaël was one of the central figures of a group of artists called the Scuola di Via Cavour, was born 12 February 1902 in Rome, where he lived and worked for much of his life until his death there in 1965.

February 5, 2017
The feast day of St. Agatha (231-251) is celebrated on 5 February.

February 4, 2017
Vanished Van Goghs Go on View in Naples Next Week Starting Monday, 6 February, the Capodimonte Museum in Naples will display two paintings paintings by French Post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh.

January 26, 2017
Bartolo di Fredi Cini died on 26 January 1410 in Siena.

January 22, 2017
The joint feast day of Saint Vincent of Saragossa, executed by Roman Emperor Diocletian in 304, and Saint Anastasius of Persia, a Christian convert killed in 628, is celebrated on 22 January.

January 12, 2017
Painter Stefano Parrocel Died on 13 January 1775 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 30, 2016
Modernist Aroldo Bonzagni Died on 30 December 1918 in Milan.

December 4, 2016
The excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 has fascinated people since the first half of the 1700s, but with its popularity comes a challenge for museums to display artifacts in an original and meaningful way.

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