Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of ...

The Renaissance was a time of unprecedented intellectual growth in the areas of arts, science, and philosophy following a ...

Ecce Homo, a painting by Italian Renaissance master Titian, has been found to be hiding a mysterious portrait of an unknown ...

Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was ...

Originally rooted in three centers (Naples; the Provence, France; and Southern Germany and Austria), nativity sets have spread all over ... seems to have rediscovered this form of popular religious ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Where do the many Nativity motifs--Cave, Ox and Ass, and many more--come from? A: Have you ever seen a representation of the Nativity with two ladies giving ...

Credit: Cimabue, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 One of the most intriguing cultural exchanges in European history is the significant impact of Byzantine art on the Italian Renaissance and the evolution ...

THE ANNUAL RENAISSANCE FAIR WILL BE BACK IN MELBOURNE THIS WEEKEND, BUT IN A NEW SPOT. A MONTH LONG EVENT WILL NOW BE AT CASTLE PARK ON NEW YORK AVENUE, NOT WICKHAM PARK. WESH 2 NEWS MEGAN ...

features diverse artefacts that illustrate the wonders of Coptic art. The exhibition highlights include rare icons depicting the nativity of Christ, intricate wooden carvings, and ceramic and ...

The show rightly avoids the bias toward Florence in early Renaissance narratives that unfold in most museums and art history curricula outside of Italy. However, recent trailblazing research is ...