Our writer sits down with Purdue Art History professor Beth Woodward to explore the under-appreciated nuances of Renaissance art.
The recovery of the artistic ideals of classical antiquity between 1400 and 1600 was hardly the only major period of cultural rebirth.
With minimal ingenuity, any historical period can be made to dissolve into the ones around it. Take the rock revolution—that great shift which, emerging in the mid-nineteen-fifties and established by ...
Greg Jenner is joined in 16th-century Italy by historian Professor Jill Burke and comedian Tatty Mcleod to learn about ...
According to James Hankins in The Golden Thread, cultural revival through a return to our heritage is how the West works.
The Renaissance, often hailed as one of the most transformative periods in human history, gave rise to an unparalleled explosion of creativity. For anyone who’s stood before the Sistine Chapel or ...
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 ...
The hits just keep coming for the Cleveland Museum of Art. After a streak of crowd-pleasing exhibitions that have spanned everything from Japanese art and rock photography to high-concept modernism, ...