Rome

August 24, 2017
Lavinia Fontana was baptized on 24 August 1552 in Bologna.

August 21, 2017
Giuseppe De Nittis died on 21 August 1884 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, at age 38.

August 18, 2017
Guido Reni died 18 August 1642 in Bologna.

August 13, 2017
Secession Retrospective Highlights Giovanni Segantini The work of Giovanni Segantini receives a prominent showcase in a rare Italian exhibition devoted to Modernist Secession movements.

August 7, 2017
Cesare Maccari died on 7 August 1919 in Siena, after a career as an award winning painter best known for his classically-inspired compositions.

July 31, 2017
Alessandro Algardi was born in Bologna on 31 July 1598.

July 31, 2017
31 July is the Feast Day of St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), who was the founder of the Jesuit Order (Societas Jesu).

July 28, 2017
Rinaldo Rinaldi , student of neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova , died in Rome on 28 July 1873 at age 80.

July 27, 2017
Lombard artist Cesare da Sesto died on 27 July 1523 in Milan.

July 22, 2017
Leone Leoni died on July 22, 1590, in Milan.