Martyrdom of St. Vitalis , ca. 1581 , Federico Barocci (1535-1612) April 28th marks the Feast of St. Vitalis, an early Christian martyr cel...

New music that may be of interest to our readers. • Piccinni: Son regina e sono amante performed Rosa Feola and the Cappella Neapolitana La...

Photo by New York Scugnizzo

(L-R) Floor plan of the Prado; postcard of The Mona Lisa by the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci (c.1503-1516); and La Giaconda (Mona Lisa) by ...

Dark Kingdom Three of Frank Frazetta’s most iconic paintings— Dark Kingdom , Dawn Attack , and Green Death —have been newly minted as re...

"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ~ C.S. Lewis ...

Royal portraits of King Ferdinando II of the Two Sicilies, King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies,  Queen Maria Theresa of Austria, and  Quee...

Frontispiece from my copy of Shakespeare on Love This piece was originally part of  Absinthe Dreams: Elegy for a Past Life , but was later c...

Friday night's here, what's to see? Nothing to do, you know what I mean? Nothing on the telly, There is no late-night show, No show...

Amid the vastness of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where monumental works compete for attention, it is often the smaller, quieter objects ...

Amid the abundance of masterpieces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this portrait of Empress Eugénie offers a quieter, more intimate kind ...

The Palatine Hill  (Photo by New York Scugnizzo) April 21st is the anniversary of the legendary founding of the Eternal City on the Palatine...

Photos courtesy of  1° Reggimento Re On Sunday afternoon, the 1° Reggimento Re (1° Reggimento Re. Associazione culturale e di rievocazio...

A friend recently acquired a striking Renaissance-style portrait of Ferdinand II of Aragon, and seeing it in person was a genuine thrill. T...

Photo by New York Scugnizzo

By Regnum_Neapolitanum x.com/1309Regnum The baptismal font of the Cathedral of San Massimo, the remains of which are still visible among the...

In celebration of the 103rd Annual National Coin Week, I’m pleased to share a photo of gold coins from my visit to the Asian Art Galleries ...

Straßenkampf , 1918, Eduard Baudrexel This piece was originally part of  Absinthe Dreams: Elegy for a Past Life , but was later cut and rewo...

Set side by side at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, these two portraits do not merely depict great composers—they conjure them. Franz von St...

Sant'Aniceto, ora pro nobis April 17th is the Feast of St. Anicetus, a 2nd-century Pope and Martyr, who guided the Church through a time...