This post was originally published on this siteIn September 1947, a 20-year-old Gina Lollobrigida competed in the historic Miss Italia beauty pageant held in the […]
This post was originally published on this sitePenry Williams (1802–1885) was a Welsh painter best known for his elegant depictions of Italian life and landscapes. […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn Italian cultural history, “Born Bound” (known locally as Nati Fasciati) refers to the ancient, pervasive custom of […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the mid-1950s, Venice remained one of the most enchanting and atmospheric cities in the world. Still largely […]
This post was originally published on this siteDid you know that the famous “bodies” of Pompeii aren’t actually human remains? Many people assume that the […]
This post was originally published on this sitePope Pius XII’s funeral in October 1958 was a macabre event due to a botched experimental embalming that […]
This post was originally published on this siteBologna is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the seventh […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe early 1950s saw Rome emerging from the post-war era and starting to flourish as part of the […]
This post was originally published on this siteBetween the 12th and the 13th century, Bologna was a city full of towers. Almost all were tall […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe 19th century was a pivotal period in the history of the Colosseum, marking a significant shift from […]
This post was originally published on this siteThis striking vintage photo shows a wealthy woman being carried up Mount Vesuvius in Italy by mountain guides, […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1890s, Venice was a city suspended between past and present. Though politically part of unified Italy, […]
This post was originally published on this site Did you know Venice was built on a lagoon—right on top of thousands of oak and fir […]
This post was originally published on this siteLeo XIII was the Pope when the motion picture camera was invented, and it wasn’t too long before […]
This post was originally published on this siteHenry Woods (1846–1921) was a British painter and illustrator, and one of the leading Neo-Venetian school artists. He […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1970s, the streets of Rome were a blend of the old and the new. Cobblestone streets […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1985 when a snowfall blocked the city starting from the day of January 6 when the Romans […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Caproni Ca.60 Transaereo, often referred to as the Noviplano (nine-wing) or Capronissimo, was the prototype of a […]
This post was originally published on this siteJed Johnson was an artist and interior designer, and he became romantically involved with Warhol in the late […]
This post was originally published on this siteVenice in the 1890s was a fascinating blend of artistic vibrancy and social change. The city, renowned for […]
This post was originally published on this siteCaffè Florian is a coffee house situated in the Procuratie Nuove of Piazza San Marco, Venice. It was […]
This post was originally published on this siteClaude Monet first discovered Venice in 1908 when he was 68 years old. The two months Monet spent […]
This post was originally published on this siteAudrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer photographed by Pierluigi Praturlon modeling different cars at the Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in […]
This post was originally published on this siteA timeless Jazz classic! During Louis Armstrong’s 1949 visit to Rome, a famous and iconic moment was captured […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe equine bronze protome known as the Medici Riccardi horse head in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Florence […]
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