The Renaissance, a cultural movement that began in 14th-century Italy and spread across Europe, marked a period of profound ...

"Talking about the Renaissance without showing the David, an undisputed icon of art and culture and of that historical period, would make no sense," Ms Hollberg said. The controversy began when ...

David Hockney, “Looking at Pictures on a ... both in stark contrast to the oil-based sfumato that dominates later Renaissance art. Hockney’s letters and musings are threaded throughout the ...

She spoke over photos of renaissance art pieces, including Michelangelo’s David’, Paul Cézanne’s ‘Bathers’, and John Collier’s ‘Lady Godiva.’ The video did not include photos of ...

it's the art of the Florentine Renaissance, with a star-studded cast, from art-loving princes and popes to Mona Lisa to Michelangelo's David. Thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ ♪ -After centuries of ...

The Met’s new exhibition on Siena—the first of its kind in America—shows how the possibilities of strange, colorful ooze ...

Florence, Italy, is where the Renaissance was born and where art changed forever. Known as the birthplace of this influential ...

For a recent contest, topiarists—gardeners who clip plants into elaborate sculptures—displayed their creations to the world.

Italy’s storied history and vibrant culture make it a hot spot for artistic expression, and every year sees the country host ...

Scipione Borghese—who preferred emotion in art over the cold, at times perverse, academicism of sixteenth-century Mannerism, and who loved Renaissance art and antiquity—had a good eye for new talent.

Bjarne Melgaard’s rise in the art world came with strings attached and an unusual contract with investors. Now he’s suing to ...

The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.