A New Look at Rome’s Rousing Middle Ages
July 27, 2026When its doors first opened in 1734, the Capitoline Museum, which stands upon the hilltop that...
Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti
July 22, 2026Not quite a century ago, on August 29, 1911, thousands of people began flocking to the...
Celebrating Galileo in Florence
July 18, 20262009 is officially “The Year of Astronomy,” commemorating Galilei’s first observation of the Moon through his...
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard
July 17, 2026Nevertheless, in my personal library there are 130 books on Pompeii. Of all these, this is...
The Patron’s Payoff: Conspicuous Commissions in Italian Renaissance Art by Jonathan K. Nelson and Richard J. Zeckhauser
July 15, 2026No less than the American financier who donates a museum wing on condition it bears his...
Amarcord: Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan
July 11, 2026If we are what we eat, then Marcella Hazan, the author of what are often recognized...
Casanova by Ian Kelly
July 10, 2026Ah, Casanova. Men want to be him, and women want to be with him. Or is...
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