Research by a UA optics professor suggests some of the Renaissance’s grand masters had a little help with their paintings. Charles Falco, an optical science professor, said his research shows painters ...

Botticelli’s Lamentation over the Dead Christ — one of the artworks found by the study to have egg yolk in the paint.Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Renaissance artists may have used egg ...

A once-in-a-generation exhibition in Italy shows how the Renaissance painter believed something with his whole heart, and then made it manifest.

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Christine Panyard, a retired psychologist of 43 years and parishioner of the Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn, Mich., is seen in this undated photo. She’s holding a copy of her latest book, ...

The exhibition includes more than 70 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from a private collection of European art.

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) debuted its latest exhibition on Oct. 16: “Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi.” The exhibition marks the first collaboration ...

An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, examines how women faced barriers to equality but often overcame them to contribute to the culture of the era. By Tanya Mohn This article is part of ...

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty premieres on PBS on July 8, 2025. The series is narrated by Sophie Okonedo, and features Charles Dance as Michelangelo, Jonny Glynn as Leonardo da Vinci and ...

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most important artistic and cultural milestones in modern history, and a sweeping new ...

Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome. Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome. This rebirth of classical culture showed itself ...