The Ambassadors is one of the most beloved and puzzling Renaissance portraits. Why do people love it so much?
St. Peter’s Basilica, the jewel in the Vatican’s distinguished skyline, is the combined vision of many of the Renaissance’s most illustrious artistic and engineering minds.
Curator Olenka Horbatsch discusses the British Museum's landmark 'Early Netherlandish drawings' exhibition and five-year research project.
Renaissance artists began to study ancient Rome and mythology, finding that many lessons could be drawn from this period of great statesmanship and artistic advancement.
This expert guide to the Five Orders of Classical Architecture will allow you to better appreciate the urban landscape around you.
Renaissance artists revolutionized religious painting by breaking centuries-old rules. They introduced realism, perspective, emotion, and ordinary people into sacred scenes, forever changing Christian imagery.
In The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci uses each glance and gesture to tell this human story of faith and betrayal.
Leonardo da Vinci’s roughly 20 paintings and thousands of sketches, scattered worldwide, reveal his extraordinary creativity and continue to inspire today.
