If you are wondering what to see in Bologna, it is chock full of medieval towers, stunning colonnades, atmospheric cafes, Renaissance architecture, and the tastiest pasta around.

Bologna boomed with professional women artists, primarily painters. Of the 300 active painters in the city during the 1600s, around 25 were women — more than in any other Italian city.

A masterpiece of the Bolognese Renaissance has returned to the city of its birth for the first time in 300 years. The exhibition at Bologna’s Palazzo Fava had previously closed early due to the ...

Bologna is home to a roster of fine Renaissance buildings spared by the developers of bygone eras, from the Unesco-listed porticos (roofed walkways) that frame the old university as well as ...

Often overlooked by visitors, Bologna magnifies and mixes the best Italian clichés. ... Check—these Renaissance palazzi, terra-cotta roofs, and winding streets seem barely changed in centuries.

The most versatile painting family in Italian history was the Carracci of 16th century Bologna, two brothers and a cousin who burst on the post-Renaissance scene as tireless and talented ...

You will be based in Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance and seat of the House of Medici, ... Guest feedback "The Museum of Communication in Bologna and the EGO site near Pisa were wonderful.

By the standards of Bologna, Simona Scapin is a mortadella upstart. That’s not only because she’s young and the sole local producer of certified organic mortadella.

Another monastic painter from the Renaissance who is steadily regaining recognition is Plautilla Nelli (1523–1588). Painter and historian, Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511–1574), wrote ...