Art/design

Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man on display in Venice

Luxury cars in Turin, the photo gallery

What to see in Rome: Caravaggio’s Madonna of The Pilgrims

Italian bikes: “Velocità Urbana” wins Best ride Award

Fuorisalone 2008: To Be Us toys by Matteo Ragni

Caravaggio’s Conversion of Paul (or Saul) on display in Milan

Antonio Canova’s plaster cast of Napoleon back on display at the Pinacoteca of Brera, Milan

Italian castle up for sale near Tortona

Trento and Rovereto to host major exhibition on Modigliani’s sculptures

Maserati A6CGS wins at the Concorso d’Eleganza, Villa d’Este: galleries

Pirelli Calendar 2010: the first pics

Photographing Rome’s history: aerial photos of Rome from 1883 to 2010

Italian requests to exhume body of Da Vinci

New year’s eve in Italy: romantic new year’s celebration at Borgo di Rivalta castle, near Piacenza

Italian villa up for sale near Rome

Places to see in Italy: Frascati’s historic villas

Milan Design Week: Mimmo Paladino at the Duomo and Milan street scenes

18th century villa up for sale in Tuscany

Shopping in Rome: women’s design shop Leartigiane.it

London: Royal Academy of Arts hosts “Treasures from Budapest: European Masterpieces from Leonardo to Schiele”

The Original Sofa by Mario Spinelli

Leonardo’s Mona Lisa inspired by literary images

Mona Lisa made of 100,000 carats of jewellery on display in Shenyang City, China

Pirelli Calendar video: 2010 Pirelli calendar the best yet

Sogni sparsi nel cassetto: Fellini’s visionary drawings on display in Rimini