Italian Art

Renaissance Clothing
A look at Renaissance clothing would showcase many interesting designs and ideas that were incorporated in the olden days. Here is a look at some of the basic structures of Renaissance clothing.

Renaissance Paintings
Renaissance Paintings are the paintings of reality. Painters not just paint the paintings but they make it real. Let’s have a look to Renaissance Paintings.

Italian Culture: Renaissance Art and Artists
Italian Renaissance art and artists represented an era when there was great cultural and intellectual upheaval in Europe.

Coppo di Marcovaldo
Coppo di Marcovaldo is one of the earliest of the Italian Renaissance artists about whom there is clear-cut known information.

Italy: Naples: Offers Collections of Baroque and Neoclassical Art
Naples commands new-found respect and visitors, thanks to architectural renovations, traffic restrictions, and increased police presence.

Italian Art - Flavor & Savor
Italian art is romantic, nostalgic, beautiful and much more. Seascapes, canals, vineyards are just a few subjects depicted through Italian art. Find our more about Italian art and how you can own affordable Italian art that will enhance the character and beauty of your home.

Italian ceramics, Italian pottery or Italian majolica?
When shopping for Italian ceramics or searching Internet for them I've often wondered which was the proper word to use: ceramics, pottery or majolica? Well, I did some research and ran some tests. I learned quite a lot on the subject and I would love to share my findings with you.

Italy Claims Victory As Getty Agrees to Return 40 Objects
The Italian government last night claimed partial victory in its campaign to get the return of art works it says were stolen and smuggled out of the country on behalf of America's richest art institution.

Nanotechnology saves Renaissance masterpieces, Mayan wallpaintings, and old shipwrecks
Nanotechnology has recently found practical applications in the conservation and restoration of the world’s cultural heritage. Nanoparticles have been used to restore and protect 15th century Italian masterpieces and to treat acidic wood from a 400-year-old shipwreck.

Sharon Stone and Bernard-henri Lévy in Race for the White House
Italian video artist returns to form with spoof US presidential commercials.

Funding Row Threatens to Shut Down Arts Festival in Italy
The future of one of Europe's most renowned arts festivals is in doubt just three weeks before it is due to open.

Sharon Stone Starts Run for White House at Venice Biennale
In one of the most talked-about works of the Biennale, the Italian video installation artist Francesco Vezzoli has created two 2008 White House campaigns, Democrazy.

Goldoni Who? The Italian Moliere Shows Art Doesn't Translate
The bicentenary celebration of writer Carlo Goldoni's birth gets into full swing this week in Italy, but the event does not mean much to most Britons, Germans or Spaniards.

Six Places To Visit On The Mediterranean
Towns and cities that surround the western Mediterranean Sea offer an array of interesting sights and activities, ranging from tree-lined malls, squares and beaches in Spain, to cathedrals and statues in France, to castles, towers, bridges and famous art in Italy.

Mantegna Row May Ruin Artist's Celebrations
The Italian government and the country's best-known art critic are at loggerheads in a dispute that raises fears that the 500th anniversary celebrations of one of the most innovative artists of the Renaissance could be wrecked.

Italian architects in Bangkok – monuments to their artistry
Italian architects, Annibale Rigotti and Mario Tamagno came to Bangkok at the turn of the 20th century to embark on a venture over the next two decades that was to leave magnificent landmarks in the city. Their masterpieces include a throne hall, two palaces, a library, a church and Government House.

Italy and Us in Antiquities Deal
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York yesterday clinched a landmark deal with Italy to return a 2,500-year-old vase and other allegedly looted treasures in return for the loan of items of "equivalent importance and beauty".

Palace Find Lends Weight to Myth
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a royal palace in the heart of the Italian capital which dates back to the time when the mythical twins Romulus and Remus were said to have founded the city.

DNA Twist in Battle for £285m Art Estate
Tests support Italian family's claim that art connoisseur Sir Harold Acton had illegitimate half-sister.

Art Connoisseur's Body to Be Exhumed in Italy to Settle Row Over £300m Estate
Five claiming to be multimillionaire's illegitimate relatives want DNA tests in challenge to New York University.

£2m Canaletto revealed after cleaning
A painting that had lain unrecognised for around 150 years has been identified as the work of Italian artist Canaletto and valued at £2m, gallery chiefs said yesterday.