In 1454, the Augustinians in San Sepolcro wanted a grand polyptych for the high altar of their church. They commissioned hometown master Piero della Francesca for the task. It took Piero 12 years—Pope ...

Master of the Medici Chapel Polyptych refers to an artist about whom little is known. Their name represents an artwork attributed stylistically to them. What is Master of the Medici Chapel Polyptych's ...

A masterpiece of the Bolognese Renaissance has returned to the city of its birth for the first time in 300 years. The exhibition at Bologna’s Palazzo Fava had previously closed early due to the ...

News from Bologna that the Griffoni Polyptych, a large fifteenth century altarpiece which was dispersed in the early-eighteenth century, has been 'reconstructed' in in the Basilica of San Petronio.

Beatrice Grant on her choice of 'The Annunciation, detail from the Polyptych of St Anthony' by Piero della Francesca ‘I love the Renaissance period for all its creativity, adventure and human emotion ...

The Ghent Altarpiece, also known as the Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, is a masterpiece of European art and considered one of the world’s most cherished treasures. Commonly regarded as the first major ...