Forgotten Masterpieces. The villa, now owned by the Italian state, was originally purchased by the Farnese family in 1580. In the 1690s, the family commissioned Maratta to restore existing artworks.

Upon arrival, Villa Mantega-a-a-zza was hidden behind a tall stone wall, which is the way it should be: locked away from the schmucks who haven’t shelled out €2500 to spend a week here.

This Painting Found in an Italian Villa’s Basement Could be a Picasso That’s Worth Millions Junk dealer Luigi Lo Rosso found the piece in 1962, and it has been safely stored in a Milan vault ...

An Italian Villa That Houses 30,000 Beetles and a Flock of ... Framed by the window is Villa Olmo, ... including a collection of flower paintings by Guido’s great-grandmother on the wall. Image.

The prolific California-born artist, best known for once being a gossip column fixture and painting the cover art for the 1991 Guns N’ Roses album “Use Your Illusion,” paid $2.49 million for ...

Real estate buffs will say that a good property is like a priceless work of art, but this newly sold Italian villa, where the legendary artist Michelangelo grew up, takes it to a new level.

Former owners of the Renaissance artist’s villa want to sell a sketch once on a kitchen wall. But scholars are divided over whether Michelangelo actually drew it. By Elisabetta Povoledo ...