Film
The Restoration of a 1446 Painting Revisits Florence’s History of Infanticide
A documentary dives into the history of the Institute of the Innocents, which housed unwanted babies, and the first painting it ever commissioned.
Italy
In Brief
Artists Lose Royalty Rights on Primary Market Sales in Italy
Artists may lose their cut of the profits, but industry experts say it's crucial to keep Italy's galleries competitive with the international market.
Books
When Capri Was the Place to Be
Jamie James gives a full, intriguing, detailed history of the island's visitors and expats, a wild panoply of writers, artists, rogues, madmen and madwomen, and thieves.
In Brief
Italy Returns 800 Artifacts to China Amidst a Controversial Trade Deal
News that Italy will repatriate almost 800 Chinese cultural artifacts obscures the country's controversial sign on to China's Belt and Road Initiative without the European Union's consultation.
News
Banksy Sues Italian Exhibition for Trademark Infringement
Ironically, the secretive street artist once wrote: "Copyright is for losers."
In Brief
Uffizi Gallery Launches Online Campaign for Return of Painting Stolen by Nazis
The Uffizi's director has used social media to call out Germany authorities who have yet to respond to his requests for restitution.
In Brief
New Research Finds that Caravaggio Died of Sepsis, Not Syphilis
Before established a certain cause of death for the Baroque painter, scientists first had to find his body.
In Brief
Five Directors of Italian Museums Lose Jobs After Court's Ruling [UPDATED]
Among other things, the regional tribunal in Lazio objected to hiring committees using Skype to interview distant candidates.
In Brief
Italy Is Giving Away 103 Historical Buildings
This is your chance to own a piece of Italy — but there's a catch.
Art
In a Fight for the Soul of Milan, Artist-Occupiers Face Off Against Developers and City Council
For the past five years, the group Macao has run a thriving, radical arts center out of a former slaughterhouse in Milan. Now the city council wants to evict them.
Art
Pompeii Before the Point-and-Shoot: The Earliest Photographs of Italy
The first photographic images seen in Italy were botanical prints by Henry Fox Talbot, beginning three decades of experimentation with photography in 19th-century Italy.
In Brief
Italian McDonald's Serves Up a Side of Roman Ruins
While digging to build a McDonald's in Marino, Italy, workers discovered an ancient road. The fast-food chain paid to restore it — and integrated it into a restaurant.