Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

It took three Renaissance Masters to create the Duke of Ferrara's "Feast of the Gods," each leaving their own distinctive ...

The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican owes its name to Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84), who commissioned it. The three-storey brick ...

The mathematics underpinning the modern method of elliptic curve cryptography originated with Renaissance architect Filippo ...

Bob Dylan is mostly celebrated for his music, but his awards for his artwork and literature often go unnoticed.

As a restorer who specialized in late medieval and early Renaissance paintings from Italy, he was in intimate touch with the ...

Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of Greek art and his work has just begun to garner attention outside ...

British artist Justin Bateman creates striking, ephemeral portraits using found pebbles, blending art and nature to produce ...

As Salman Toor’s work has become more politically conflicted and emotionally raw, he finds himself wondering, “What am I ...

The National Gallery has secured a breathtaking yet enigmatic early 16th-century Northern Renaissance altarpiece, ...

With American democracy barely hanging on, I guess I expected artists to go on the attack. Here, there, everywhere. I’m ...