One of the most famous volcanos, Italy’s Vesuvius, is the inspiration for a stunningly displayed new exhibition at the ...
This is the most visible challenge facing its talented new director, Simone Verde. It has been nine months since he succeeded ...
When you think of Langhe Monferrato in Italy’s Piemonte region, you think of truffles and tajarin, Barolo, Barbera and bicerin, and lots of nutella. And near to the end of the list, if even ...
Francesco Vezzoli (Italian, b.1971) is a Conceptual artist and filmmaker. He studied at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art in London from 1992 to 1995. Vezzoli works in various media ... of movie ...
Once a favored holiday destination for Queen Victoria, and reputedly described in one of the greatest works of Italian ... already linked to one of Italy’s most famous writers, Giovanni ...
Born on May 6, 1905 in Turin, Italy, he became interested in art and design from a young age ... It was not until after his death that his now famous erotic polaroids were discovered. Today, the ...
The car bomb that exploded yesterday in Florence wreaked havoc on the Uffizi Gallery, the greatest repository of Italian art, and on the surrounding area, damaging more than a dozen works of art ...
Italy, offers visitors the opportunity to see Leonardo’s scientific musings translated into his art. Eike Schmidt, the Uffizi’s director, is rearranging the famed gallery so works can have a ...
A man shattered a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on Friday during the opening of his exhibition at ...
After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, many works of art requisitioned during the Napoleonic spoliations returned to Italy. However, it was not an easy process. The whole history of restitutions. Hubert ...
Our year-end summary explores lots that were in the spotlight, whether for the right or wrong reasons. Which lot was most disappointing? Which lots by which artists sold at the highest margins above ...