Using gentle, circular motions, an art restorer gently cleans the painting of a half-nude woman that was censored more than 300 years ago by a prudish descendant of Michelangelo.

Ah, Italian women! Their distinguished allure, their innate way of combining chic and relaxation… it’s an art of living that fascinates and inspires. How do they manage to combine elegance and ...

A generation experiencing rising standards of living had fewer children, and those children, now grown up, are moving to the ...

Lavinia Fontana, a leading woman painter of the Italian Renaissance, now credited with work a museum in Douai, France, believed was Flemish.

A crystal-covered chair inspired by one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings was seriously damaged when a tourist sat on it while posing for a photograph, according to the Italian museum where ...

As the world marks International Women’s Day, here’s a look at 10 of Italy’s most celebrated women – and how their achievements shaped both national and international history.

Italian art squad thwarts illegal sale of famous painting The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, the branch of the Italian police that specializes in finding stolen art and ...

I'm a little slow to news that the Louvre have co-published and released a new book on the Italian Paintings in the Musée ...