Family lore long suggested that I was part Arbëreshë. Recently, a cousin put that beyond rumor, sharing documents showing that my great-gran...

Le Désespoir (Despair) , bronze, ca. 1893 (model), 1942 (sand casting by Alexis Rudier), Auguste Rodin At the Institute for the Study of the...

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 In Gaeta

This passage, drawn from the reflections of Félix Dupanloup, preserved in The Making of Italy (1882) by Patrick Keyes O’Clery, records a fi...

The Lamentation of King Arthur  or King Arthur Carried to the Land on Enchantment by William Bell Scott (1811-1890) Previous: The Seven Sle...

Seven papier-mâché sculptures depicting the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus inside the Cappella Pisacane in Angri, Salerno. Photo courtesy of Visi...

What better way to celebrate the Feast of Sant’Agata than with traditional cream-filled pastries in her honor? Yes, your eyes do not deceive...

The Tavola Strozzi , depicting a panoramic view of medieval Naples,  attributed to Francesco Rosselli (c. 1472-1473) My affection for Naples...

A new title that may be of interest to our readers. Available at Amazon.com • History of Sicily: When the Sea Stacked Civilizations Like Sto...

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Congratulations to Neapolitan authors Giuseppe Sant’Elia and Alessandro Verre on their graphic novel debut, Timeless Tale – Ricordi di doman...

Madonna di Montevergine, ora pro nobis February arrives stripped of illusions. The year is no longer new, but it has not yet learned how to ...

(L-R) Sant'Agata, Madonna di Lourdes, and Sant'Antonino di Sorrento February is traditionally the month the Church dedicates to the ...

Archival photograph by the author Being snowed in for a few days in late January did something rare: it cleared the noise. With nowhere to g...