Vincenzo Peruggia: The Man Who Walked Out with the Mona Lisa
The 1911 Louvre Heist That Made the Mona Lisa World-Famous On a quiet Monday morning in August 1911, Italian house painter Vincenzo Peruggia arrived at … Read more
Leonardo da Vinci
Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
The Perfect Storm: How Italy Fostered the Renaissance. The Renaissance, a period of great cultural and intellectual renewal, has long been a subject of fascination … Read more