Floral magic over centuries of art
New show stars
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Caravaggio, Monet works
An exhibition celebrating the allure of stunning floral creations over three centuries of art opens Sunday in this eastern Italian town. The San Domenico Museum in Forli...
Florence fetes macabre wax model
Work by 17th-century abbot on show after restoration
A gruesome scene showing a group of decomposing syphilis victims by Italy's greatest 17th-century wax artist has gone on show in Florence for the first time after a painstaking restoration. The work by Sicilian abbot Gaetano Zumbo (1656-1701)...
Muccino producing
Pavarotti biopic
TV film ''won't be documentary'', producer says
Italian director Gabriele Muccino is to produce a two-part TV movie on Italian opera legend Luciano Pavarotti, one of Muccino's...
The “Vucciria” by Guttuso
on show in Messina
The Vucciria, painted by Renato Guttuso in 1974, and kept at the Steri, head of the rector’s office of the University of Palermo, will be shown in Messina at the Vittorio Emanuele Theatre on the next 13 of...
Milan celebrates Japanese art Palazzo Reale showcases 100 masterpieces
Three centuries of Japanese art and culture are showcased in an ambitious new exhibition at Milan's Palazzo Reale, with some...
Venice plea to Bruni for Louvre painting
French First Lady asked to help get Veronese back
A Venice heritage association is appealing to French First Lady Carla Bruni to persuade the Louvre to return the most famous painting looted by Napoleon from the lagoon city. The Progetto Nordest (PNE) is the latest in a string of local bodies to ask...
Loren "dream" as Fellini's mother. "Played a Mom many times" says Nine star
Sophia Loren says she's thrilled with playing Federico Fellini's mother in the new hit film Nine. "When Rob Marshall called me I was happy," Loren said Wednesday ahead of the Italian premiere of the musical by the director of Chicago. "It was a dream of mine to do an...
the story of the month
“... Welcome to Palermo, Sir!!”
(by Gianni D'Amico) There were only a few minutes left to 10 in the morning on that tremendous Friday 2 June 1944. The sun was high and, under my naked feet, the pavement already manifested its arrogant heat. I was there, I had...
archaeology
Found in Germany
a 6th century goblet stolen
from the Salinas
Museum of Palermo
The Italian police for the protection of the cultural heritage found, in Germany, an important archaeological piece stolen in...
'Nero's dining room found'. Room rotated on wooden platform to follow movement of Earth
A 'rotating room' built by Roman Emperor Nero to please his dinner guests has been unearthed, Italian archaeologists say. Excavations in the Domus Aurea ('Golden House') on the Palatine Hill have revealed remains of a room experts think is the...
exhibitions
Arts guide: exhibits in Italy
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's art exhibitions: BRESCIA - Museo di Santa Giulia: Inca, Origins and Mysteries of the Civilisation of Gold; 250...
Macchiaioli stars back in spotlight
A passion for the outdoors and a trend in small-scale paintings are explored in an exhibition here looking at Macchiaioli...
Dada and Surrealism in Rome
One of the largest exhibitions ever staged on Dadaism and Surrealism has opened its doors in the Italian capital, with over 500 artworks from around the world. The show at the...
philately
A fantastic issue: two postage stamps on the VII centenary of Marco Polo’s birth
To commemorate the VII Centenary of Marco Polo’s birth, the Administration of Posts and Telecommunications of Italy...
cinema
Paris fetes Fellini
The French capital is paying tribute to Italian cinema legend Federico Fellini with a series of initiatives marking the 50th anniversary of...