The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a painting by Luis de Morales (1505-86)—the Spanish Renaissance artist referred to by some early sources as “El Divino”—that recently underwent ...

It seems like humans always need to know who or what is the best in any category. Renaissance people were no different. A ...

A climate in which science, art, and culture flourished in the Golden Age of Islam and the conditions that foretold the Age’s ...

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The modern collection is also a nice break from the traditional Renaissance paintings often seen in Venetian museums. You'll find the Peggy Guggenheim Collection on the Grand Canal, between the ...

Though his work was forgotten for centuries, Arcimboldo is enjoying a personal renaissance, with shows at major European museums. At the Louvre, a series of Arcimboldo paintings is among the most ...

With works from the 17th century to today, from Edwaert Collier to Duncan Grant and Maggi Hambling, this exhibition shows that still life, once seen as the lowliest of genres, has much to offer.

In her grief, Tom’s mother, Alice, is like a figure in a Renaissance painting. The man in the Legion cap is Victor Ward, a World War II vet who had known Tom from birth. The girl is Tom’s ...

The session delved into the artistic principles of the European Renaissance—a period often referred to as ... influenced by ancient Greek art, while maintaining technical precision and aesthetic ...

Some five million people flock to Rome each year to visit Michelangelo’s greatest work, the most iconic example of Catholic iconography and Renaissance painting to exist. However, only a few know that ...