b. 3 September 1832 — d. 9 October 1911 In memory of General Baron Charles Marie Athanase de Charette de La Contrie, commander of the Papal ...

New music that may interest our readers. • Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas Vol. 3 performed by Angela Hewitt Label: Hyperion Release Date: Sept...

Rainer Maria Rilke by Leonid Pasternak "He who opts for resistance will not receive world." ~ R ainer Maria Rilke, Nocturnal Walk ...

New music that may interest our readers. • Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works  performed by Francesco Tasini Label: Tactus Records Release D...

Don Giovanni d’Austria , Marcantonio Colonna and Sebastiano Venier In memory of the Victors of Lepanto,  Don Giovanni d’Austria , Marcantoni...

San Renato di Sorrento, ora pro nobis October 6th is the feast of St. Renato of Sorrento, one of the co-patron saints of the city. Little is...

Carlo di Borbone, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, later King of Naples and Sicily and, eventually, King of Spain, 1732, oil on canvas, Giovanni ...

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Terracotta lekythos in the form of  Eros, 2nd half of the 4th century BC Among the antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a small ...

A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • Sicily in the Flavian Literary Imagination by Antony Augousta...

In Search of… with the Ghost of the Count of Sciancato  explores mysteries where history and legend blur and conjecture begins—along with th...

(L) Ida Rubinstein as Le Trajet (The Crossing) and (R) Femme avec des fleurs (Spring) While browsing an old exhibition catalogue, Amazons ...

I once wrote about wondering what would become of my books when I was gone. For some of them, at least, I no longer have to wonder. I recen...

October is National Italian American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the rich history, vibrant culture, and numerous contributions of It...