Italy

Some of the only remaining works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Sicily. On Saturday, the city of Sicily was busy celebrating Ferragosto, a national holiday in Italy. At the same time, thieves…

Iconic fashion designer and art collector Valentino Garavani died on Monday at the age of 93. Valentino Garavani was born in a small town near Milan, Italy, in 1932. He moved to France to learn the trade of fashion design. He returned to…

The famous Roman Villa in Sicily, Italy, has yielded another, surprising treasure: a mosaic of ancient Roman flip-flops. The Villa Romana del Casale, located in Sicily, has been a treasure trove for archaeologists for over seven decades.…

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has repatriated over 30 artifacts linked to smuggling to Spain, Hungary, and Italy The artifacts were obtained via investigations linked to known art smugglers like Giovanni Becchina, Eugene…

While taking a selfie, a tourist damaged a 17th-century portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. The incident occurred when the man in question was visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, with…

A man sat on a Svaroski-studded chair while taking pictures, before breaking it and fleeing from the museum in Italy The incident originally occurred in April at the Palazzo Maffei museum in Verona, Italy. The artwork in question was by…

Eighty artworks confiscated from mafia outfits went up for auction in Milan, Italy this week. At the Palazzo Reale in Milan, the exhibition “Save Arts: From Confiscations To Public Collections” was organized. It featured paintings,…

Italian authorities have uncovered a massive forgery ring spanning across Europe, estimated to be worth $215 million. The authorities have identified 38 individuals across Europe suspected of participating in a large-scale operation to…

A sculpture by Art Weiwei was intentionally broken by a man during the opening of his new exhibition in Italy. The incident occurred on Friday evening during the select opening ceremony of the exhibition “Who Am I?”, a survey on Art…

An Artemisia Gentileschi painting at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas is being publicly exhibited for the first time in over four centuries. Titled ‘Penitent Mary Magdalene’ (1625-26), the painting features the prominent Bible figure in a…