The Sistine Madonna is one of the world’s most famous Renaissance paintings. Raphael showed his great creativity by making this piece, which depicts the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in her ...

A recent discovery reported by France24 detailed the find of a Cimabue Renaissance painting ... The 10-inch-high painting showed a bedraggled Jesus surrounded by a horde of pushy men and was ...

The work has retaken its place at the Museo di San Marco after conservation work that has brought the Italian Renaissance ...

his pioneering yet rudimentary attempts at perspective helped usher in the early Italian Renaissance, so playing an instrumental role in changing the course of Western art forever. To the shock ...

There’s a reassuring sense that even in the 14th century, there was a lot going on well outside the mainstream ...

Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 'Two ...

The Dreyfus Affair (1894-1906) Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish French officer, was falsely accused of treason. The case exposed deep ...

Steen Heidemann’s collection will be installed as a semi-permanent exhibition in the Toledo Cathedral in Spain.

MUSIC: Tunes and Blooms, 5 p.m., Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., Avondale. Live music every Thursday in ...

The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

Adam is depicted with distinctly European features—fair skin, —reflecting the aesthetics and ideals of Renaissance Italy rather than the historical realities of biblical Mesopotamia. Michelangelo, ...

This image was strengthened during the Italian Renaissance, with famous paintings such as The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci showing Christ. Modern depictions of Jesus in films tend to uphold ...