Italian itineraries

Mantegna&#39;s dead Christ lying on a bed, painting at Pinacoteca di Brera

Curved brick arcade with arches, in front of lawn and gravel path

Octagonal frescoed ceiling with vines, animals and cherubs in Roman style

Roman fresco with mythological sea figures, likely Pompeii

Horned bearded satyr carved in light stone beneath a carved column

Arched loggia with columns reflected in green water, visitors crossing the stone bridge

Mythological fresco of Silenus with satyrs and a horse statue

Frescoed vault with mythological scenes and white stuccoes, soft light

colorful houses reflected in the canal with stone bridge in Treviso

Town canal with ochre houses and stone bridge, ducks on still water

Wooden window with geraniums beneath a faded fresco of horses

Wooden window with pink geraniums beneath a faded horse fresco

Brick bell tower of Saint Anthony Basilica in Padua against blue sky

Tourists beneath the brick Clock Tower, Piazza dei Signori, Padua

Green-awning arcades and the Duomo Nuovo dome in Brescia

Medieval brick arcades with caf&#233; tables and bicycles, Piazza delle Erbe, Mantua

The baroque dome of Sant&#39;Andrea in Mantua above old brick walls

Baroque dome rising above old brick buildings under blue sky

Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, brick facade with arches, people and cars in the square

Mantua Cathedral: marble facade and romanesque bell tower, parked cars under grey sky

Mantua Cathedral with marble facade and brick bell tower under a cloudy sky

Ghirlandaio fresco: Florentine nobles in rich robes, decorated courtyard, natural light

Fresco court scene with richly robed figures painted by Gozzoli

Night square with lit civic tower, brick buildings and passersby

Night square in Ferrara with the Este Castle lit by streetlights

Inside the Teatro Farnese in Parma, wooden arcaded tiers lit by lamps

Neoclassical building decorated with illuminated blue bow and Christmas lights at night

Bare trees on green lawn along the river, clear winter light