https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Shimmering models wearing the latest creations by Fendi appeared to walk on water Thursday at a fairytale show in Rome's Trevi fountain to mark the luxury fashion house's 90th anniversary. https://www.thelocal.it/20160708/fendi-models-walk-on-water-in-romes-trevi-fountain Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:44:56 +0200 fendi-models-walk-on-water-in-romes-trevi-fountain The prized art collection of a mafia boss, confiscated by Italian police, has gone on show in Calabria in an exhibition billed as a "victory of the state" over organized crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20160510/art-loving-mafia-mobsters-collection-in-italy-show Tue, 10 May 2016 10:22:27 +0200 art-loving-mafia-mobsters-collection-in-italy-show Anti-mafia campaigners and victims of the Mob voiced fury on Thursday after Italy's national broadcaster gave airtime to the son of Sicily's most notorious gangster to promote a book dedicated to his jailed father. https://www.thelocal.it/20160407/airtime-for-mafia-bosss-son-sparks-fury-in-italy Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:32:34 +0200 airtime-for-mafia-bosss-son-sparks-fury-in-italy Umberto and Roberto, who appeared on Italia’s Got Talent last week, have been together for two years. But only their mothers knew they were gay. https://www.thelocal.it/20160329/italian-gay-couple-come-out-to-their-dads-on-live-tv Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:29:11 +0200 italian-gay-couple-come-out-to-their-dads-on-live-tv His depiction of Judith slitting Holofernes's throat, blood gushing from the wound, has enthralled art lovers for centuries: now Caravaggio's portrayal of seduction and betrayal can be "relived" at a high-tech exhibition in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20160324/caravaggios-violent-triumphs-go-high-tech-in-rome Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:03:25 +0100 caravaggios-violent-triumphs-go-high-tech-in-rome Hidden for decades, one of the world's greatest collections of ancient Roman statues and sculptures is reputedly so dazzling that a prominent archaeologist once disguised himself as a garbage man to grab a sneak glimpse. https://www.thelocal.it/20160317/hidden-treasures-of-ancient-rome-to-get-first-showing Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:22:01 +0100 hidden-treasures-of-ancient-rome-to-get-first-showing They were Indiana Jones's most feared nemeses and scared off would-be Medusa fanciers. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/snakes-on-show-rome-embraces-historys-wiliest-beast Thu, 10 Mar 2016 12:17:47 +0100 snakes-on-show-rome-embraces-historys-wiliest-beast The influence of Arab, African and Asian art on Henri Matisse is the theme of a major collection of the French artist's work that has gone on show in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20150309/italy-showcases-matisses-oriental-influences Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:03:55 +0100 italy-showcases-matisses-oriental-influences A Michelangelo exhibition opened in Rome on Tuesday, highlighting the Renaissance master as a "universal artist" who brought his own brand of mysticism to a variety of art forms. https://www.thelocal.it/20140527/michelangelo-show-in-rome-lauds-universal-artist Tue, 27 May 2014 18:36:00 +0200 michelangelo-show-in-rome-lauds-universal-artist Italian luxury brand Fendi deployed three drones to film its catwalk show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday - a first for the fashion world that divided spectators. https://www.thelocal.it/20140220/fendi-catwalk-drones-irritate-german-spectators Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:41:00 +0100 fendi-catwalk-drones-irritate-german-spectators Italy's cultural police, who have taken a leading role in the fight against the smuggling of antiquities, put on show a trove of recovered stolen art in Rome from Etruscan funerary urns to Renaissance paintings. https://www.thelocal.it/20140122/italy-puts-its-stolen-masterpieces-on-show Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:59:00 +0100 italy-puts-its-stolen-masterpieces-on-show