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 ...
As Forbes ’ Leslie Katz reports, Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic Church, encouraged the Fabbrica di San Pietro ...
Recent studies show that some characters in the Sistine Chapel frescoes may show signs of illness: what does that mean?
Michelangelo was not merely a giant of the Renaissance. He was also one of the era's most controversial personalities. Art ...
As visitors reach the end of the European painting section on the second floor of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, they come ...
Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian,' a banana taped to a wall, is just the latest in a long tradition of perishable art.
The bare chest of a female figure in Michelangelo’s rendition of The Flood “shows features consistent with breast carcinoma,” according to new research.
A quick reminder that the Royal Academy's winter exhibition, entitled Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504, has ...
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon on departing from past modes to paint the Renaissance master's portrait ...
Ken Burns dives into the boundless curiosity at the core of Leonardo da Vinci's exploits in new PBS documentary.