ROME - Despite claims to the contrary, esteemed art critic Cristina Acidini has suggested the location of Da Vinci’s ‘Landscape with river’ (‘Paesaggio con fiume’) has yet to be confirmed.

ROME - Gaby Ford has opened The English Theatre of Rome’s Winter Season with a triumph.

ROME - A letter written by John Keats, one of England’s best-loved poets, has been bought by the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association for 131,000 pounds.

PISA - On Sat. 10. Nov, Kjell Westö will be a guest at the Pisa Book Festival in an event organized in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland in Rome.

FLORENCE -- A maverick experimenter, Tiziano Bonnani is widely considered to be one of the most non-conformist figures of contemporary Italian art.

ROME - Gilberto Benetton, co-founder of the eponymous clothing company, passed away on Oct. 22 after a brief illness.

ROME - The age-old concern that Italy’s historic and artistic heritage is under threat has been unearthed once more, as two works by the esteemed Alberto Burri were recently sold at a London auctio

POMPEII – Italian archaeologists have uncovered an inscription in Pompeii that suggests the recorded date of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption is months too early.

ROME – The life and works of the poet Vjaceslav Ivanov are to be celebrated on Tuesday in an event coordinated by the ‘Pontificio Istituto Orientale’.

ROME – ‘Constellation 2’, the second exhibition showcasing stories of German people in Rome, will launch on Nov. 10 and run until January 2019.

COSENZA – The Mediterranean Sea has the capacity to be a divisive force, a body of water that separates cultures.

 When Piedmontese forces ended papal rule by occupying Rome in 1870, many resentful Romans referred to them not only as ‘Piedmontese’ but ’Italians’.

COSENZA - The 12th edition of the 'Premio per la Cultura Mediterranea' took place on Friday night at the Alfonso Rendano theatre in Cosenza.

 MARINO - It’s been described by some as a Bacchanalian party and it’s not hard to see why Marino’s annual Sagra dell’Uva or Grape Festival has acquired that label.  Located in the wine-gr

ROME – The second edition of ‘La Roma Russa’ festival, taking place in Italy from Nov 7 to 10, is looking to establish points of cultural connection between Moscow and Rome.

RIMINI – Maurizio Zanfanti, famous as the playboy of the Rimini Riviera, last night died after a sexual encounter with an escort, police sources said on Thursday.

TARANTO - An interesting exhibition in Taranto by Katundo, opening Sept. 15, 2018 in an unusual location – the Cloister of the former SS hospital.

FLORENCE – A serial pest has attacked Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic at an exhibition of her work, police sources said on Monday.

ROME – The sixth edition of Italy’s annual rum festival is taking place in Rome, beginning on Sept. 30.  

ROME - Late summer 2018. Weeds have conquered patches of the bicycle lane along Via della Magliana. The bicycle lane is elevated and offers splendid views on the Tiber.