Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, the works in the Palazzo Barberini exhibition come from the collection of the luxury retail magnate Tony Salamé

Public portrayals of female figures are not only rare, they are often sexualised stereotypes

La Specola reopens, displaying its realistic 18th- and 19th-century corpse stand-ins

Dispute centres on the Doryphoros statue, which Italy believes was looted in the 1970s

Pop-up space syncs with spring events, furthering city’s growth as an art hub

A petition calling for the removal of Andrea Saltini’s painting, which appears to depict the lifeless figure of Jesus receiving oral sex, garnered more than 30,000 signatures

The veteran artist, famous for his bright colours, is creating site-specific installations at hotels this summer

Maestà di Assisi, located in the saint's home town, which survived a deadly earthquake in 1997, has been returned to its original luminosity

Cultural figures voice concern about culture ministry’s appointments to run institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera

The critic, curator and commentator Vittorio Sgarbi was being pressured to resign amid multiple investigations into his conduct

Exhibition in Genoa dedicated to 17th-century painter includes a multimedia installation detailing the artist’s infamous rape by artist Agostino Tasso

Vittorio Sgarbi is being investigated for allegedly laundering an Old Master painting

Vittorio Sgarbi has been accused of laundering a stolen 17th-century painting attributed to Rutilio Manetti

Regio IX area, one of nine neighbourhoods, was made publicly accessible this week

The Council of State dismissed the Italian culture ministry’s belated attempt to repatriate “absolute masterpiece” from the Los Angeles museum

City had been forced to cordon off leaning 12th-century structure

The Florence museum chief has been named director of Naples's Capodimonte with new leaders also appointed in Milan and Rome as part of right-wing government strategy

Investigation by Italy’s broadcaster about the whereabouts of art from the late industrialist’s collection has revealed apparent widespread failure to enforce country’s cultural export rules

Fondazione Arte CRT’s new chief wants to bring art to the masses via public art programmes

Sales were brisk at the VIP preview of the fair's 30th edition, but "jitters" can be felt against an uncertain geopolitical backdrop

Like their 15th-century counterparts, contemporary artists continue to enjoy the patronage of the church

Art historians are concerned the culture ministry is lining up candidates to run top institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera

The woman was caught on video filling up her water bottle in the late Baroque masterpiece

The unidentified Swiss teenager is the second person to make headlines this summer for carving letters into the walls of the ancient site

The Italian gallerist's planned complex will be the first private hub dedicated to contemporary art in the province of Asti

Previously free, a standard tourist ticket to the ancient site now costs €5

Italy’s controversial former prime minister, who died in June, amassed tens of thousands of works—of varying quality

The painting was found close to Naples, home of the famous margherita pizza

Italian authorities have identified an English suspect who they believe is the man filmed carving the words “Ivan + Hayley 23” into the 2,000-year old structure

The outspoken leader of three Italian governments between 1994 and 2011 was often publicly critical of contemporary art and architecture projects in Italy