The portrait of a young Urban VIII by Caravaggio has been acquired by Italy and will become part of the Palazzo Barberini collection.
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 ...
Italy has purchased a portrait painted by the Baroque artist Caravaggio for nearly $35 million. Created around 1598, the ...
Two decades ago, when the mononymous Italian artist Salvo was in his mid-50s, the market for his alluring and vividly colored landscapes was decidedly mediocre, with his average price at auction ...
Italy has spent €30 million on a rare Caravaggio painting of a young man who went onto become Pope Urban VIII in a move to protect and strengthen its national cultural heritage and make art more ...
An exhibition of paintings, sculptures, photography, prints, video, and site-specific work by contemporary artists of the Italian diaspora will open at the John D. Calandra Italian American ...
The Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini — one of only three portraits by Caravaggio — is now permanently housed at Rome's ...
Mario Schifano, "Particolare di propaganda" (1962), enamel on paper mounted on canvas, 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 inches; Olnick Spanu Collection, New York (photo Dario Lasagni, courtesy Magazzino Italian Art, ...
ROME, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Italy has bought Antonello da Messina's "Ecce Homo" for $14.9 million, securing the rare work by the 15th‑century Renaissance master just as it was due to be auctioned in New ...