Tenacious storms flooded Venice last week, resulting in the highest tide the city has seen in the last 50 years. Causing an estimated €1 billion of damage, the water submerged 85 percent of the city and devastated churches, shops, museums and homes, according to i-Italy reports. “Venice is on its knees,” tweeted the city’s mayor […]
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known commonly in the art world as Guercino (1591–1666), was one of the most celebrated artists of the Italian Baroque era, known for his drawings which he did in a wide variety of media. From Oct. 4- Feb. 2, 2020 an exhibition featuring over 25 of the artists’ drawings is be on […]
Amidst a star-studded Governors Awards ceremony on October 20, 91-year-old Italian director and filmmaker Lina Wertmüller made history, becoming the first woman to receive an Honorary Academy Award for the provocative and ironic films she produced throughout her career. Wertmüller is best known for films like “The Seduction of Mimi” (1972), “Love and Anarchy” (1973) […]
As 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, exhibitions around the globe continue to celebrate the legacy of the impactful Italian inventor and renaissance artist. Recently, the Louvre in Paris secured a number of da Vinci’s paintings from Italy despite a diplomatic dispute which threatened to invalidate the negotiation. In their “Leonardo […]
Last Friday, an Italy-US scientific forum took place at Stanford University, representing a strategic move between the two countries to strengthen international discussion about innovation in scientific and technological fields. The conference was the first of its kind to be organized by Italy in the US, and featured a round-table discussion between Silicon Valley executives, […]
A partial fresco depicting a pair of gladiators in battle was uncovered at a Pompeii excavation site, Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini announced last Friday. The painting is one of the most detailed depictions of gladiators discovered thus far. With a graphic portrayal of the wounds some fighters often incurred during battle, the fresco is […]
Thousands of people crowded the funerary chamber of the Town Hall in Augustana Tuesday following the death of renowned opera tenor Marcello Giordani, who died of a heart attack Saturday in his home at age 56. Having performed more than 240 times at the Met, Giordani was known for stunning audiences with his clear rich […]
An early Renaissance masterpiece was discovered in the kitchen of an elderly woman’s home in Northern France a few months ago, having gone unnoticed by its owner who assumed it was a common religious painting. The piece, titled “Christ Mocked,” is estimated to be worth between €4-6 million and is believed to be painted by […]
Following an official announcement in June, Northern Italy was chosen to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in Milan and the ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo. The decision comes after limited competition among countries to host the games, often due to the budget necessary for the event. On June 24, the International Olympic […]
Effective September 25, the Center for Contemporary Opera (CCO) named Francesca Campagna the new General Director of the organization. She is the first woman and the first immigrant to take the position since the organization was founded in New York in 1982. Although born in Italy, the Manhattan-based artistic manager is set to oversee […]