Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...

While Florence is often positioned as the center of the Renaissance by art historians, Siena was the site of a phenomenal artistic innovation and activity 1300-1350. Others think that Siena ushered in ...

Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Ashmolean director Dr Xa Sturgis described the painting as "both very calm, but also very charged" Museum staff have shared the history of a rare Italian renaissance painting they managed to save ...

Florence combines world-class art, stunning views, and delicious cuisine, making it a memorable destination with history and ...

Ironically, “minimal” could never be said of the body of work Kiefer would produce over the next fifty years, becoming, in the process, a giant of contemporary art with works ... s unique position ...

Bundled into a hay-basket, his corpse was smuggled to Florence for a magnificent funeral. The artist's life story became the climax of Vasari's art history textbook - “The Lives of the Artists”.

You will be based in Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance and seat of the House of Medici, whose patronage was pivotal to academic and artistic progress. Accompanied by art historian and ...