Workers uncovered elaborate frescoes hidden behind a mantel in a church. The glittering works of art are revealing more about ...

Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo, features iconic scenes and represents the pinnacle of Renaissance artistry. San Salvi Monastery features frescoes by Ghirlandaio, showcasing ...

Other famous Italian frescoes include Michelangelo's decoration ... Both of these painters lived and worked during a period known as the Renaissance, which is renowned for the quality of its ...

If you go to Italy, or to the Italian Renaissance galleries of an art museum ... a mythological or religious painting, a tapestry or fresco, the answer is almost always that the works were ...

Featuring Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and others, a show at the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace highlights the period’s works on paper—which, though frequently preparatory, stand as ...

An arboreal archaeologist roots around the Italian countryside and in centuries-old frescoes for a cornucopia of fruits long forgotten—but still viable to grow and consume ...

The School of Athens, one of the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. The Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program provides students with a broad introduction to the ...

Laurent Binet’s Renaissance epistolary novel blends the postmodern playfulness of Umberto Eco with the vigour of Dashiell ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Uncover the grandeur of an abandoned Italian Renaissance palace once owned by a wealthy tobacco tycoon. 🇮🇹🏛️ With its breathtaking architecture, ornate frescoes, and luxurious details ...