Italy

Italian land artist Dario Gambarin has arguably created the largest-ever portrait of artist Pablo Picasso on his death anniversary. For the feat, Dario Gambarin chose Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), a self-portrait by Picasso which was…

Artist Vanessa Beecroft became the first international artist to install a tribute to Caravaggio’s Nativity, lost in 1969. Every year since 2010, the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo, Italy chooses an artist to install a tribute to…

The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is suing designer Jean Paul Gaultier for using a Botticelli image for his latest collection without authorization. The image in question comes from the 14th-century painting by Sandro Botticelli. Titled…

The Italian police have recovered a portrait by Renaissance artist Titian, nearly two decades since it was seemingly lost. The work was recovered by the Turin branch of the Carabinieri – the cultural heritage unit of the Italian police.…

The canine robot from Boston Dynamics has been deployed to patrol and safeguard the heritage site of Pompeii, Italy. The Monday, the Archaeological Park of Pompeii sent a press release revealing the latest development. Named ‘Spot’, the…

Last week, the Italian government announced a €15 million grant to convert MAXXI Museum into a sustainability and research hub. The announcement came on Thursday by Dario Franchesini (Minister of Cultural Heritage, Italy). At a press…

The Villa Aurora, the popular mansion housing the only mural by Caravaggio, failed to be sold at the auction. When the Villa Aurora first went up for sale, there was much hype in the market regarding its potential ownership. The house…

A century after its initial discovery, the Romanelli Cave has revealed new paleolithic art. Excavations in caves located in southeast Italy have found numerous ancient engravings. According to published research, a group of archeologists,…

Italy has opened some new sections of the famed Colosseum to the general public, amidst the ongoing restoration efforts. A part of the underground beehive was first opened to the public in 2010. In 2015, a system to raise the cages from…

The controversial Salvator Mundi, often attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, was recovered a year after it was stolen in Naples. The work went missing from the Museum of San Dominico Maggiore last year. Now, the Italian police have claimed…