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21 November 2022
Pietro Annigoni, OMRI (7 June 1910 – 28 October 1988) was an Italian artist, portrait painter, fresco painter and medallist, best known for his painted...
28 July 2021
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni]; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known simply...
10 March 2026
Umberto Boccioni (Parents: Raffaele Boccioni, a minor government official, and Cecilia Forlani)
Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916) was a brilliant and highly...
06 December 2021
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (Father: Flaminio Modigliani; Mother: Eugénie Garsin; Partner: Jeanne Hébuterne; Daughter: Jeanne Modigliani)
Amedeo Modigliani...
23 January 2023
Filippo di Tommaso Lippi (Father: Tommaso Lippi, a butcher; Mother: Antonia di Bindo Sernigi; Partner: Lucrezia Buti; Son: Filippino Lippi, also a renowned...
08 August 2021
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (c. 1445[1] – May 17, 1510), known as Sandro Botticelli (/ˌboʊtiˈtʃɛli/, Italian: [ˈsandro bottiˈtʃɛlli]), was...
14 February 2026
Nicola Pisano (c. 1220–1284) was a pivotal Italian sculptor and architect, widely considered the founder of modern sculpture and a father of the Italian...
15 February 2026
Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378–1455) was a seminal sculptor, goldsmith, and writer of the Early Renaissance, whose workshop became the crucible for the artistic...
17 February 2026
Francesco Castelli (Father: Giovanni Domenico Castelli, a stonemason; Mother: Anastasia Garovo)
Francesco Borromini (1599–1667) was one of the defining...
25 November 2022
Giuseppe Maria Alberto Giorgio de Chirico (/ˈkɪrɪkoʊ/ KIRR-ik-oh, Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo deˈkiːriko]; 10 July 1888 – 20 November 1978) was an Italian[2][3] artist...
13 December 2021
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (Father: Pietro Bernini, a Mannerist sculptor; Mother: Angelica Galante; Spouse: Caterina Tezio; Brother: Luigi Bernini)
Gian...
16 February 2026
Gentile di Niccolò di Giovanni di Massio (Father: Niccolò di Giovanni Massi, a merchant; Mother died before 1380)
Francesco Queirolo (1704–1762) was a...
03 January 2022
Pietro da Cortona (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro da (k)korˈtoːna]; 1 November 1596 or 1597[1] – 16 May 1669[2]) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along...
13 August 2021
Tintoretto (1518–1594) was one of the greatest painters of the Venetian school and arguably the last great painter of the Italian Renaissance. Born Jacopo...
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Modern Italy: From the Renaissance to the Avant-Garde While the Roman Empire laid the political and engineering foundations of Europe, it was Modern Italy—emerging from the Middle Ages—that fundamentally rewired human thought, visual representation, …
The Byzantine Empire: The Golden Realm of Faith and Art When the western half of the Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th century CE, its eastern half not only survived but thrived for another …
1. Sub-Countries and Regions (Geography) What began as a collection of villages in central Italy grew into an unprecedented empire that completely encircled the Mediterranean Sea (which the Romans proudly called Mare Nostrum, “Our …
Ancient Greece: The Cradle of Western Art and Humanism Ancient Greece was not a single unified country, but rather a collection of fiercely independent city-states (like Athens, Sparta, and Corinth) bound together by a …
Ancient Greece (Minoan, Mycenaean, Classical): Modern Countries: Greece, Cyprus, and the western coast of Turkey. Historical Facts: The birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and theater. The invention of idealistic sculpture based on human proportions, classical …
Bartolomeo Ammannati (Spouse: Laura Battiferri, a renowned poet) (1511–1592) was a pivotal Florentine architect and sculptor of the Mannerist period, best known for his monumental contributions to the cityscape of Florence under the patronage …
Carlo Crivelli (Father: Jacopo Crivelli, a painter; Brother: Vittorio Crivelli, also a painter) (c. 1430–1495) was a Venetian painter of the Quattrocento whose work is among the most unique and recognizable of the Italian …
Milo Manara is a globally renowned Italian comic book writer and artist, widely celebrated as one of the undisputed masters of erotic comic art. Originally drawn to architecture and painting, Manara debuted in the …
(Italian uses the Latin alphabet) Real name and family : Hugo Eugenio Pratt (Father: Rolando Pratt; Mother: Evelina Genero; Grandfather: Eugenio Genero, a poet; Spouse: Anne Frognier; Children: Lucas, Marina, Silvina, and Jonas) Hugo …
Simone Bianchi (Sister and Art Dealer: Gloria Bianchi) Simone Bianchi (born 1972) is a highly acclaimed Italian comic book illustrator, painter, graphic designer, and art instructor. He is globally recognized for his lush, highly …
Umberto Boccioni (Parents: Raffaele Boccioni, a minor government official, and Cecilia Forlani) Umberto Boccioni (1882–1916) was a brilliant and highly influential Italian painter and sculptor who became the primary visual theorist and driving force …
Arnaldo Pomodoro (Brother: Gio Pomodoro, also a famous sculptor) Arnaldo Pomodoro is one of the most prominent contemporary Italian sculptors, renowned worldwide for his monumental bronze spheres that appear to “crack open” to reveal …
Francesco Castelli (Father: Giovanni Domenico Castelli, a stonemason; Mother: Anastasia Garovo) Francesco Borromini (1599–1667) was one of the defining figures of Roman Baroque architecture. A brooding, intense, and deeply religious man, he revolutionized the …
Giorgio Vasari (Father: Antonio Vasari, a potter; Spouse: Niccolosa Bacci) iorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian, best known today as the “father of art history.” While a prolific artist …
Filippino Lippi (Father: Fra Filippo Lippi [Painter]; Mother: Lucrezia Buti [Nun]) Filippino Lippi (c. 1457–1504) was a celebrated painter of the Italian Renaissance, known for a style that evolved from the delicate lyricism of …
