Italian Art for Travelers
Your passport to culture, history, and art

Caravaggio was a violent man and a number of his paintings depict violent scenes. What was Caravaggio's Rome like?

Four popes did much to shape the Rome we see today. The della Rovere, Farnese, Borghese, and the Barberini families each placed their own ma

Meet three couples, real and mythical, and their romantic stories: Federico and Battista’s arranged marriage, Apollo’s longing for Daphne, a

How did artists represent the Old Testament King David? As giant slayer? Lustful king? Composer of Psalms? Let’s look at some depictions