In the 16th century, this impressive edifice was given a Renaissance look and served as the seat of Poland’s king Zygmunt August (1520-1572). In order to decorate the interiors of his residence the ...

Stand at the center of a large gallery at the Kimbell Art Museum these days, and you feel as if you’re in the middle of a battlefield. Arrayed on the four walls are seven monumental 16th-century ...

Sadly, those great 19th-century novelists weren’t around during the Renaissance. So it fell to another variety of artist to commemorate the battle. It fell to tapestry makers. After seeing their ...

This exhibition marks the first time this landmark group of Renaissance tapestries has been on view in the United States. The seven enormous panels, each about 27 by 14 feet, are displayed ...

It only lasted a few hours. It was really a rout. But the Battle of Pavia, which changed the balance of power in Europe, was an event of such sweeping action and teeming complexity that perhaps ...