Art & Artists

The Chimera of Arezzo – An Etruscan Masterpiece & Mythical Marvel

The Secret Life of Sofonisba Anguissola Audiobook Now on Audible

Maschere e Magia: Chatting about Carnival in Italy

The wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci

The Fontana Sisters: How Three Women Transformed Italian Fashion

Giorgio Vasari — Painter and First Art Historian born in Arezzo

Arezzo: La Terra di Piero

Super Moms Deserve Super Celebrations! Italian Traditions

La Chiesa di San Biagio: Sangallo’s masterpiece and jewel of Montepulciano

Guinigi Tower in Lucca! Towers, Tree Top Adventures and Legends

Ilaria del Carretto: The Lucchese Beauty Who Lives Beyond the Grave

La Terra di Piero! Sansepolcro — birthplace of a Renaissance genius

Let’s Talk About David: Art, Nudity, and a Lesson in Perspective 

Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Inventor, even a Grape Farmer!

Invisible Women of Florence: Legacy of Jane Fortune

A Letter to Artemisia: My Response to a Timeless Muse

A letter from Artemisia Gentileschi to the author.

Gina Lollobrigida — an artist in every sense of the word

Angeli di Fango: A Tribute to the Mud Angels who saved Florence

Michelangelo’s Snowman: The Coolest Masterpiece in Florence!

Bruce Katz: artist makes art out of a peanut butter sandwich!

Love Italian? Then You Will Love, Love, Love Bologna!

Raphael’s “School of Athens”: Rivalità e Curiosità

Artemisia Gentileschi The One and Only “Caravaggista”

Macchiaioli vs. French Impressionists

The Ox Head on Florence’s Duomo

Gold and Silver Awards for Artemisia and Sofonisba — Melissa Muldoon’s novels set in Italy

It’s Publication Day for Sofonisba! New novel set in Italy by Melissa Muldoon

Merletto al tombolo: Anna Maria demonstrates this ancient art of lace-making

Experiencing Magic Heights — Climbing Towers in Italy

Sofonisba Anguissola: A Name to Remember and a New Novel to Read!

Fra Filippo and Lucrezia Buti: An Infamous Love