In the shadow of the Duomo, beneath Botticelli's frescoes or in the studios of Oltrarno, the city of Florence is a living ode to culture. And a recent list of awards confirms what its visitors have ...

Short-term rentals have pushed out longtime city residents and created not just a housing problem in the Tuscan city, but an ...

Located in a secluded convent outside of Florence, the 600-year-old artwork was concealed behind layers of paint for most of ...

Stencils encouraging visitors to buy from Florence’s historic businesses and artisans can now be found on the ground at ...

Milanese VR company WAY Experience has partnered with Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore to present Brunelleschi’s Dome - ...

‘An Important Achievement for the Market’: Dealers Weigh in On Italy’s 5% Art VAT The long-awaited tax cut is part of a broad push to make Italy competitive with France, the U.K. and Germany ...

The new 5% rate may also be applied to Italy's import VAT on art, meaning the country might soon become an attractive trading hub for foreign art and international dealers.

Italy’s rightwing government has slashed value added tax on art from 22 per cent to 5 per cent following intensive campaigning by artists and galleries warning the domestic market faced collapse.

An important canvas by painter Maurice de Vlaminck, missing for more than 50 years, will be auctioned by Capitolium Art house on June 26 in Brescia, Italy. The painting, dated 1906, is a rare example ...