Italy’s Good, Bad and Beautiful

The engine of Western culture was most dynamic on the Italian peninsula. The entire European world was built around Rome, from its laws, art, and language and later to its promulgation of an ancient spiritual message. The dissemination of Italy’s cultural heritage was sometimes bloody and brutal, but at other times imbued with an unparalleled warmth and good will. The Historical Figures of Italy are currently in the collections of the Museum of Ventura County, and the artist.