The display reunites the imposing 1626 “Portrait of Jean de Croy, Second Count of Soire” by Spanish artist Juan van der Hamen ...

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

Downloads of the 2024 film have surged since the death of Pope Francis—but in the 16th and 17th century, it was etchings that ...

There Sistine Chapelin the Vatican Museums, was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV – from which it takes its name – ...

Leonardo and Michelangelo, duking it out for Renaissance commissions, became bitter rivals, but why did their beef begin?

The exhibition of Renaissance painter Caravaggio’s “Magdalene in Ecstasy” at KNMA, Delhi, presents the opportunity of a ...

The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...

From legendary properties to a bevy of new high-end options, Rome’s luxury hotel offerings have never been better ...

New exhibit on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel at Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg features rarely displayed ...

SOLON, Maine — The recent launch of a website dedicated to frescoes in a Maine meeting house has created a new surge of interest in the paintings. Colby College students created the website for ...

Hidden in the heart of the Italian countryside lies a breathtaking Renaissance palace, once owned by a wealthy lawyer couple who used it as their luxurious getaway. Though rarely visited in their ...

With its implication that the young woman isn’t as chaste as she should be, the marriage-prospect-derailing portrait triggers ducal panic and the deployment of the city-state’s best investigative ...