A show at the Louvre expands our understanding of the Florentine father of Western painting, who brought a revelatory naturalism and narrative sense to his work in the 13th century.

A century and a half before the Florentine flowering of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, another Tuscan city wondrous for ...

In the space of 100 years, Siena's artists redefined painting as an art form and laid the foundations for Renaissance.

Indeed, only a year before the appearance of Duccio’s work, the Palio, Siena’s famous horse race, was first run as part of ...

This solid gold exhibition celebrates the astonishing period 1300-1350 in the Italian city of Siena, which matched opulence, ...

There’s a reassuring sense that even in the 14th century, there was a lot going on well outside the mainstream ...

Madonna stopped being "afraid of death” after her mother passed away. The 66-year-old singer was just five years old when her mom, who was also called Madonna Ciccone, lost her battle with breast ...

The Passion Polyptych by Simone Martini, circa 1333-40. But, within the cathedral itself is the most magnificent Virgin of all: Majesty Duccio’s, the glorious climax of a magisterial altarpiece, ...

New York just closed an exhibition on Sienese art and London is about to open another. But there is also plenty of activity ...

Death doesn't scare Madonna. In a Feb. 27 post on Instagram, the 66-year-old Queen of Pop reshared a November 2024 note remembering her late mother Madonna Louise Ciccone, who died at age 30 in ...

You can get in touch with Jane by emailing j.lacroix@newsweek.com. Languages: English. Madonna and her 28-year-old boyfriend, Akeem Morris, are proving that love knows no age. The pop icon ...

Madonna and her boyfriend, Akeem Morris, proved that they’re still going strong as they were photographed spending one-on-one time over the weekend. The “Material Girl” songstress, 66, and ...