Art in Italy

A wunderkammer of curious objects and intriguing art nestled within a hub of ancient Roman sites.

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

This garden among the Florentine hills is complete with a meditation path and works of poetry.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

This unusually shaped fortress houses a blend of centuries-old frescoes and modern art.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This splendid mosaic embodies ancient Rome's fascination with the exotic allure of Egypt.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.