How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era's ideas about nudity, modesty, shame – and the ...

Besides Parthenon Sculptures, many other equally magnificent pieces of Greek art are displayed in various museums around the ...

Exciting news to report (spotted via CODART) that the Dutch / Flemish paintings (over 351,000 images) of the Witt Library at ...

Recent studies show that some characters in the Sistine Chapel frescoes may show signs of illness: what does that mean?

The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.

Ken Burns dives into the boundless curiosity at the core of Leonardo da Vinci's exploits in new PBS documentary.

The Renaissance rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael vied for the attention of wealthy Italian patrons during the early ...

Italy is world-renowned for its art, and there's nowhere better to see this art on display than its museums. These are the ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with father and daughter filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Burns about their new two-part documentary ...

The feelings that one gets when sitting in the audience for a musical production can run the gamut from sadness and ...

Around 1990, the gallery started to focus mostly on Arkansas artists and in 2009 Scott's daughter, Cindy Scott-Huisman, ...

Show at the King's Gallery features an 'enormous cache' of works by the likes of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael ...