“The restoration revealed iconographic and technical details that confirm Mantegna’s authorship, returning to art history a ... revival of antiquity in Renaissance Italy and for the frescoes ...

New biography of Boston-born Alexander, who made her name in Florence with her delicate illustrations of Italian folk ballads ...

The 16th century Renaissance-era painting was taken from ... Paintings by Solario, who worked across Italy in the early 16th century, have sold at auction for several hundred thousand dollars.

Art and sculpture, wine and pasta, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Vatican City and Venice are just some of what Italy is famous ...

So clearly it was learned early on in human history that art as personal adornment enhanced your status. Modern politicians use political techniques invented by rulers of old, but instead of paint ...