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See the Miniature Portrait of Mary Magdalene That Raphael Painted When He Was Only 20
Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...
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The Renaissance of anatomy: how Italian artists transformed science and art
His engraving Battle of the Nudes shows a remarkable attention to musculature and movement, hinting at his involvement in ...
6 BEST FRESCOES IN ITALY AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Italy's frescoes provide unique insights into cultural, religious, and intellectual history, showcasing the nation's artistic ...
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Key Motifs in Italian Renaissance Art: Mythology to Portraits
Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was shaping and being shaped by the visual arts of that period. From the 14th ...
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How to Use Renaissance Paintings to Improve the Farming of Tomorrow
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 ...
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Did the Renaissance really begin in Florence?: ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350’
The exhibition at the Met, which runs through Jan. 26, examines those years leading to the onset of the plague that killed millions in Europe around 1350 as an exceptional moment at the dawn of the ...