Mona Lisa’s Illnesses
Everyone has heard about the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece at the Louvre in Paris. But you have probably never heard about… her...
Camilla de Laurentis 14 September 2022
Renaissance
Simonetta Vespucci: The Renaissance Top Model
If you would like to spot one woman from the Renaissance who could be called a Top Model – it would be Simonetta Vespucci. Nicknamed La Bella,...
Zuzanna Stańska 13 September 2022
Best Gossips on Renaissance Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Known as the first art historian, Giorgio Vasari wrote the legendary book The Lives of the Artists. The book was published in 1550 and followed...
Anna Ingram 8 September 2022
What the Ermine Saw. The Dark History Behind Lady with an Ermine
What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci’s Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth (Doubleday, May 24, 2022)...
Alexandra Kiely 6 September 2022
Becoming Elizabeth: Tapestries in Starz’s New Period Drama
In Starz’s new period drama, Becoming Elizabeth, the series follows the young Elizabeth Tudor and her rise to the British throne during the...
Anna Ingram 21 July 2022
Donatello: The Real Father of the Renaissance
If someone would ask a regular passerby about the artists of the Italian Renaissance, we would probably hear the names of Leonardo da Vinci and...
Zuzanna Stańska 16 July 2022
Raphael and La Fornarina – The Love Story
Margarita Luti is also known as “La Fornarina”, which means “the baker’s daughter”. According to legend, she was the...
Zuzanna Stańska 10 April 2022
Michelangelo’s Pieta: An Ode to the Sublime
The Pietà – or Virgin of Pity – is the representation of the Blessed Virgin holding her divine son on her knees. This iconic type...
Montaine Dumont 6 March 2022
Looking for Hot Renaissance Boys? Well, Here They Are!
Look no further! If you are in need of the sight of some muscular bodies this year, don’t bother going to the beach, but book yourself a ticket...
Magda Michalska 13 February 2022
Titian’s Vision of Women at Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
The Titian’s Vision of Women. Beauty–Love–Poetry exhibition is a major highlight of Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna that runs from 5...
Nicole Ganbold 19 December 2021
Spot a Rug: Ottoman Carpets in Renaissance Paintings
Art history has always been inseparable from international trade exchanges and the mingling of nations and cultures. Manuscripts, works of art,...
Magda Michalska 20 October 2021
The Italian Renaissance: A Brief Guide
To the general public, the Italian Renaissance is the pinnacle of art history. More than 500 years on, it’s still the subject of blockbuster...
Alexandra Kiely 20 October 2021
