Consider the Mediterranean monk seal. The mammal has been prized on the Italian peninsula since ancient times, hunted for its meat, fur, oil, and medicinal properties—so much so that by the 16th ...

In 25 years, Friends of Florence has commissioned 450 restoration projects in museums and churches. ITALY, — Italy is an art ...

The concept of “art for art’s sake” may be a fine vision, but the reality of art is often far less idealistic. From Napoleon’s patronage of Jacques-Louis David to John F. Kennedy’s choice of Robert ...

A British woman has agreed to return a Renaissance treasure to the Italian museum where it was stolen way back in 1973. The canvas, depicting a Madonna and Child scene by 16th-century painter Antonio ...

A major influence on Abstract Expressionists like Rothko, wherein emotional evocation trumped figuration, Angelico’s great gift was his ability to convey a sense of the divine. Centuries later, his ...

(CNN) — A 22-year-old German man has been detained in Florence accused of damaging a statue in the 16th-century Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria, city authorities said in a statement.