Moretto canvas was on display in Brescia when the accident occurred. A 16th-century painting by Renaissance artist Moretto was damaged after a museum visitor in the northern Italian city of Brescia ...

The museum, which has had an excellent slate or more modern exhibitions of late, brings "The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán" to the Baker/Rowland Galleries, May 2-July ...

Fresco by Giovanni Cimabue in the Lower Basilica of Assisi. Credit: Cimabue, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 One of the most intriguing cultural exchanges in European history is the significant impact of ...

If you go to Italy, or to the Italian Renaissance galleries of an art museum, you may find yourself wondering how artists of the time created work of such refinement and complexity. What were the ...

Overshadowed by its more famous neighbours, Ferrara has something those cities don’t – no signs of overtourism.

Italy has so much to offer the visitor: art-packed cities, majestic mountains, a dazzling coastline and some of the best food ...

By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found them guilty of conspiring as part of a crew to steal art, sports memorabilia ... the evolution of tarot from Renaissance Italy to the present day, with the ...

Mengs painting of Santa Cecilia was last seen in Italy 24 years ago. Spain's Prado Museum has issued an online appeal seeking help to find an 18th-century painting which was last seen in Italy in 2001 ...

Florence is a haven for art, history and Tuscan cuisine. Known as the cradle of the Renaissance, this Italian city known for masterpieces like Michelangelo’s "David" and Brunelleschi's "Dome." ...

During the Renaissance, a period of artistic and intellectual awakening, painters developed innovative techniques that revolutionised the art world. These methods, driven by a desire to depict the ...