When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle ... the most impressive aspect of these paintings is their humility. In what might be the most famous scene from the series, a young Francis renounces ...

I know it’s greedy, but I am choosing the whole Scrovegni Chapel – sometimes referred to as Giotto’s Chapel – in Padua as my favourite painting. There are 100 scenes and images, all worthy of a ...

The greatest paintings usually magnify the beauty and morals of the civilizations that produced them, inspiring countless other artists, writers and satirists for centuries to come. Artists such ...

You’ll never look at the world’s most famous paintings in the same way again. An artificial intelligence company has created a new tool that allows users to imagine a world beyond the frame of ...

Throughout the history of art, artists and paintings, the chiaroscuro technique has been used, made famous and put the audience ... One of the best and most iconic Chiaroscuro paintings is ...