Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Advanced digital imaging reveals a portrait of an unknown man beneath "Ecce Homo," an oil painting by renowned Renaissance ...

Featuring Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and others, a show at the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace highlights ...

Explore the captivating world of chiaroscuro, from Renaissance paintings to modern films, creating depth and emotion through ...

On Feb. 8, the Worcester Renaissance Gala will fill the Girls Inc of Worcester building on Providence Street with art, music, ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Workers uncovered elaborate frescoes hidden behind a mantel in a church. The glittering works of art are revealing more about ...

I love art, and though Renaissance art isn't my favorite, I always find myself utterly and completely floored by its level of ...

A rare portrait by Bernardino de’ Conti, a peer of Leonardo da Vinci, set a record at Sotheby's Master Paintings auction.

Celebrate love and creativity as kids mold Hershey Kisses chocolate playdough, explore a sensory bin of pretend chocolates, ...

An arboreal archaeologist roots around the Italian countryside and in centuries-old frescoes for a cornucopia of fruits long forgotten—but still viable to grow and consume ...

The museum, which has had an excellent slate or more modern exhibitions of late, brings "The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán" to the Baker/Rowland Galleries, May 2-July ...