Many of us still believe that art historians may observe artworks closely, formally analyze, read relevant texts from the work’s milieu and timeframe, and then formulate arguments about style ...

Installation view of “Gothic Modern: From Darkness to Light” at Norway’s National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo. Photo: Ina Wesenberg.

If you’re someone who loves diving into breathtaking art, then Atfbooru might just be the treasure trove you didn’t know you ...

Benvenuto Cellini (1500-71) woke one morning and noticed something odd floating over his head: a halo. It had begun appearing there, he said, while he was in a prison cell down the street from the ...

In ‘Perspectives,’ art and politics clash in Renaissance Italy© Farrar, Straus & Giroux/Farrar, Straus & Giroux Laurent Binet, author of “Perspective (s).”© J.F. Paga/J.F. Paga ...

Cangrande della Scala (1291-1329), ruler of Verona, Vicenza and Padua. Created around 1600, this portrait exemplifies the Renaissance fascination with illustrious individuals and their lasting ...

This summer’s standout art and culture books include ‘Disobedient’, Liz Fremantle’s novel on Renaissance rebel Artemisia ...

In the modern art market, aesthetics alone are not enough. Artists who fail to communicate a clear message or concept risk their work being seen as superficial or decorative.

The museum primarily showcases Italian Renaissance art from between 1300 and 1600, but let’s be honest – you’re there to see that perfectly chiseled hunk of marble that somehow looks more ...

Tate Modern announced its global ambitions in 2001 with “ Century City, ” its first major loan exhibition, which remapped the story of 20th-century art as a decade-by-decade grand tour ...