We need to rethink our perceptions of an artist or an artefact as having a single, unified or homogenous heritage
New exhibition in Florence decodes the “startlingly radical” scientific ideas of the Codex Leicester
The Italian contemporary art fair is looking into cutting edge works this November
State-of-the-art conservation project that took 21 years brings masterpiece of Baroque architecture back to its former glory
The Italian state has a permanent right to confiscate illegally exported work
The Venice Glass Week is a city-wide collaboration between museums, commercial galleries and artisans of Murano
Since the Morandi tragedy, architect "can’t think of anything else but that bridge"
These two books—very different in approach—analyse the process and works of the Italian Renaissance painter
Trieste deputy mayor Paolo Polidori calls image commissioned for sailing regatta “political propaganda”
Move introduced by new culture minister sparks political backlash but museum directors express support
Book provides a sampling of personalities, acquisition strategies and collections that many Europeans may not know
Judge finds in favour of Arts Council England, but collector Kathleen Simonis argues Italian laws are incompatible with EU free movement of goods
Major loan show is based on 1985 display of the Italian artist organised by pioneering curator Harald Szeemann
“I cannot imagine where a terracotta life-size horse head could come from in antiquity,” a specialist says
Noah Charney on the Carabinieri's efforts to track down the stolen painting
As the Venice Architecture Biennale opens, the Venetian journalist Enrico Tantucci analyses culture in the city through the Biennale, historic buildings, the Accademia and the Arsenale
The Accademia Carrara in Bergamo has re-attributed the 15th-century work Resurrection of Christ
The upgrade to the Modernist building and its surrounding landscape has resulted in a new visitor route planned for the Giardini
A shoestring trip to La Serenissima—and a thumbs-up for Simon Schama
Antonio Paolucci to oversee restoration of Italy's Basilica of St Benedict
US artist tries new techniques and tackles immigration in Naples exhibition
The director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome has been suspended without pay for leaving the office
The Belgian-born artist has devised experiment with Italian scientist Stefano Mancuso
Galleries, benefitting from Milan's April buzz, are already reporting healthy sales
The Lega party—which may soon be in power—believes that Italy, through its culture, can lead the world
Timing of mega-exhibition organised by Germano Celant is coincidental but timely
Show of more than 500 works ranges from Giorgio de Chirico to Gruppo 7
Il Giornale dell'Arte's deputy editor weighs in
Thomas Dane is the latest in a string of galleries to open spaces in the country, but are there are enough high-level collectors to sustain them?