A British woman has agreed to return a Renaissance treasure to the Italian museum where it was stolen way back in 1973. The canvas, depicting a Madonna and Child scene by 16th-century painter Antonio ...

Nobody believes in the simple narrative arc of Modern Art anymore; even so, Painting in Italy 1910s-1950s: Futurism, Abstraction, Concrete Art at Sperone Westwater is an instructive glimpse into the ...

Xanti (Alexander) Schawinsky, Olivetti MP1 Portable (ico) poster (1935), lithograph (all images courtesy Center for Italian Modern Art) In 1926, Italian Futurist painter Fortunato Depero debuted ...

VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 19: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Visitors enjoy the main pavilion of Arsenale during the 60th Biennale Art 2024 on April 18, 2024 in Venice, Italy. The 60th Venice International Art ...

In the 17th Century a gifted French expatriate, Claude Lorrain, discovered a landscape of great melancholy possibilities in the Ruins of Rome. Ever since then, few romantic artists on conventional ...

An upcoming exhibition in Venice will be the first major show to explore how artist Willem de Kooning was inspired by his two visits to Italy, in 1959 and 1969. Including some 75 works ranging from ...

If you think deepfake pornography is a moral hazard particular to our moment, Laurent Binet has a painting for you. When “Perspective(s),” the French author’s fourth novel, opens in Florence in 1557, ...

Fourteen students had an unforgettable two weeks this summer as they studied with Professor of Art and Art History David Chang in Italy, where they visited Rome, Naples, Florence and Venice, among ...

Italy has always had its finger on the pulse when it comes to art and design, and each year the country plays host to some of Europe’s most exciting events. We’ve rounded up the top hitters, from a ...

Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to unsuspecting buyers with the help of complicit auction houses ...

For years, Italy’s postwar and contemporary art scene was hampered by a 22 percent VAT, but the recent VAT reduction could boost the competitiveness of Italian art. Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty ...