Carlo Nason born in Murano in 1935. He grew up spending time with master glass-workers in the family furnace.

His first official accolade as an artist came in 1953 when he won the Faenza Prize in the 11th National Ceramic Competition.

The Grue family, a great dynasty of ceramic artists

The company Cavatorta was set up in Rome in 1869, and has remained a family-owned business specializing in the production of exclusive furniture

Charles Napier Kennedy was distinguished by his mythological painting.

As the founder of Analytical Painting, Claudio Verna developed an artistic approach that focuses on color, light, and visual perception.

"He enjoyed observing peasants’ behavior and studied how they drank, ate, danced, fought, and even made love."

Cagli was considered the leader of the new artistic generation in Rome. He inspired a group of young artists Mirko, Afro, Ziveri, Guttuso, and Fazzini

While his work started off Impressionist, over time it became more like that of the Macchiaioli.
He also devoted himself to sculpture.

He was a Knight of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium, Honorary Professor of the Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Naples, and Honorary Academician of the Institute of Fine Arts of Bologna and other Academies.

In 1931 the Egyptian government chose Dante Ricci to found the Royal Egyptian Academy in Rome

An exceptional personality and absolutely in advance of the Roman and Italian culture of the time, characterised by a bewildered expressionism, as electric in colour as in darting sign...