Our writer sits down with Purdue Art History professor Beth Woodward to explore the under-appreciated nuances of Renaissance art.

Tamara de Lempicka is having a banner year, which is rather remarkable considering she died 44 years ago. In addition to the unmissable retrospective art exhibition at the de Young Museum (see our ...

Curator Denise Muller revisits a major movement in American art and history for what may be the most celebrated exhibition the institution has seen “This landmark exhibition celebrates the brilliant ...

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Consider Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam,” Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” or Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” When you think of Western art’s grand visual narratives of ...

The Renaissance was full of world-famous rivalries: from the Medici and the Pazzi families who feuded over who would rule Florence, to Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo who scrapped over commissions ...

Fresh off the heels of her 10-country, 39-city Renaissance world tour, Beyoncé is gearing up to release a documentary about the tour, “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé.” In a newly released trailer, ...