The Salimbeni Prize is awarded by the Fondazione Salimbeni per le Arti Figurative of San Severino Marche to honour excellence in the writing of art history on an Italian subject. The Premio Salimbeni was established in 1983.
Raffaele La Capria was an Italian novelist and screenwriter.
The Acqui Award of History is an Italian prize. The prize was founded in 1968 for remembering the victims of the Acqui Military Division who died in Cefalonia fighting against the Nazis. The jury is composed of seven members: six full professors of history and a group of sixty (60) ordinary readers who have just one representative in the jury. The Acqui Award Prize is divided into three sections: history, popular history, and historical novels. A special prize entitled “Witness to the Times,” given to individual personalities known for their cultural contributions and who have distinguished themselves in describing historical events and contemporary society, may also be conferred. Beginning in 2003 special recognition for work in multimedia and iconography--”History through Images”—was instituted.
Maria Villavecchia Bellonci was an Italian writer, historian and journalist, known especially for her biography of Lucrezia Borgia. She and Guido Alberti established the Strega Prize in 1947.
Paolo Del Bianco, is president of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, member of the ICOMOS Hungary Committee, member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration, honorary member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Mural Paintings, promoter and founder of Life Beyond Tourism Non Profit Portal, President of Centro Congressi al Duomo - CCAD Firenze affiliate member UNWTO.
Augusto Ponzio is an Italian semiologist and philosopher.
Laudomia Bonanni was an Italian writer and journalist. Although she started publishing when she was a teenager, her literary career took off in 1948 when she won a national contest; she went on to be a prolific and award-winning author. The Nobel laureate Eugenio Montale compared her realism to James Joyce’s Dubliners, and other distinguished critics considered her one of the most important and original voices in Italy’s post-World War II literature.
Angelo Frattini was an Italian sculptor from Varese. He studied at Brera Academy and his first contacts with sculptural art were influenced by Scapigliatura's teachings. He also exhibited his works in New York City and Washington DC, where he was received by president Lyndon Johnson. Angelo Frattini died in Varese on September 2, 1975. In 1978 the artistic lyceum of his hometown was named after him.
Eugenio Morelli, Cavaliere OMRI, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian physician, poet, writer, essayist and art critic.
Alessandro Ghebreigziabiher is an Italian writer, storyteller and stage actor.
Alfredo Vernacotola was an Italian poet and writer.
Mauro Marrucci was an Italian artist born in Volterra, Italy on December 18, 1937 by artisans parents and he died November 15, 2014 in Grosseto. Since 1950 he is acting as the Alabaster craftsman and wood and began his artistic research, released by academic schemes, as a graphic designer and painter and makes experiences in the field of sculpture. In 1861 he won first teaching assignment in Tuscany where he continues to practice as a graphic designer, painter and designer. Since 1973, public writings of artistic teaching and non-fiction. In December 1974 on Public Education of drawing the essay "The educational dialogue through the work of art." He also collaborates with the magazine School and cities. In 1982 he moved to Milan to teach Design and Art History at the XIII High School. In 1986 he held the chair of architecture at the Art School "Pietro Aldi" in Grosseto until retirement. From 1957 to 2011 he took part in demonstrations in graphics and painting in Italy and abroad, receiving reports from the most qualified critics and several awards.
Pasquale Verrusio was an Italian painter, sculptor and engraver.
Emanuele Corocher is an Italian writer born in Verona, Italy, living and working in Verona, Italy. His novel "Morire a Marcinelle" published by Tra le righe libri for the social theme and for the memory of the terrible disaster that took place in Marcinelle.
Giorgio Fontana is an Italian writer currently living and working in Milan.
Palazzo Tognetti is a palace in Grosseto, Italy.
Gianni Ianuale is an Italian poet, literary critic lives and works in Napoli.
Antonio Scurati is an Italian writer and academic. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Strega Prize for his novel M: Son of the Century (2018).
Vittorio Sogno was an Italian general during World War II.
Egle Becchi was an Italian pedagogist, historian and academic. She was professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Pavia.
