Girolamo Stabile. “Il Polittico di San Rocco,” 1540. Church of San Rocco di Formia. Photo courtesy of: Wikipedia.org. 37 artworks dating back from the 16th century to the 20th century were recovered in Italy over the past few months. Notably, five of the 27 artworks were lifted from two churches in Aquila: San Nicola a Capestrano […]
Lorenzo Mattotti. “Rite of Fall,” November 8, 2010. Photo courtesy of Newyorker.com. The William Sloane mansion is hosting a new exhibition entitled, “Lorenzo Mattotti. Covers for the New Yorker” this spring. The exhibition features Mattotti, an Italian illustrator and comic artist, and curated by Melania Gazzotti. The works included in the show are 32 covers […]
Juhkee Kwon. “Book of Penalty,” 2017. New York, photo courtesy of: iitaly.org. Juhkee Kwon is redefining the power of recycling. The Italian based and Korean born artist takes unwanted Italian books and creates beautiful structures. Her first show in the United States is on display at the Ierimonti Gallery in New York. The exhibition, “Metamorphosis” […]
Gianlorenzo Bernini. The Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine, 1621-1624. Photo courtesy of iitaly.org. Fairfield University (Connecticut) celebrates their 75th anniversary in 2018. To mark this milestone, Fairfield is hosting an international exhibition entitled: The Holy Name, Art of the Gesù: Bernini and his Age. The exhibition includes works from the Church of Gesù in Rome that appear […]
Claudia Palmira. Landscape (via Margutta). 2018. Source: https://claudia.studio/iconics/ Italian Academy Foundation vice chairman Claudia Palmira is among the artists featured in the upcoming show at Margutta Home on the street renowned for artists, Via Margutta. Thirteen works from the artist’s Iconics series are included in the show that features works of diverse mediums of expression. Claudia […]
Barbara Jatta inside the Vatican Museums. Courtesy of agenpress.it It has been a year since the first woman was named Director of the Vatican Museums by Pope Francis. Her name is Barbara Jatta, an art historian with vast experience previous to this role. When asked about being the first female in this role, she responded, […]
American study abroad students teach refugees an English lesson at IES Rome Center. Courtesy of iesabroad.org IES Abroad in Rome goes beyond teaching American students in its classrooms. Not only does IES teach American students, but also teaches English to refugees from a variety of countries. The institution gives its American students this opportunity to […]
In August of 2017, two Italian photographers are set to bring their knowledge of photography and wide range of skills to New York City in a series of Pop-Up workshops. Each of the workshops is aimed to tell a story by capturing fleeting scenes and snapshots at intersections. Individually, each workshop is structured by a […]
Amelia is a historic town in the Umbria region of Italy founded around 1200 BCE. On June 23-25, it hosted the 8th annual conference for the Association for Research into Crimes against Art (ARCA). Although the topics varied within a wide range about art crimes, the conference paid special attention to the Middle East and protecting […]
Italy is home to more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country in the world with the astonishing number of 51. This isn’t surprising because of UNESCO’s definition: a landmark or area that has special cultural or physical significance. Most of Italy is just that. Almost every region is historically significant and culturally profound. […]