Best Gossips on Renaissance Artists by Giorgio Vasari
Known as the first art historian, Giorgio Vasari wrote the legendary book Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. The book...
Anna Ingram 9 October 2025
Renaissance
The Surprising Career of Lavinia Fontana: Painter of Popes, Nudes, and Noblewomen
There weren’t many women who became successful artists in Renaissance Europe. However, there were probably more than most people think, and we try...
Alexandra Kiely 9 October 2025
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 9 October 2025
Too Much Love Will Kill You—The Death of Raphael
Raphael Sanzio, one of the greatest Renaissance painters, died on Good Friday in 1520. He was only 37 years old and at the peak of his artistic...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 October 2025
Hieronymus Bosch’s Creepy Owls
Hieronymus Bosch was an Early Netherlandish painter. He must have lived in two worlds simultaneously – the real one and a world of his...
Zuzanna Stańska 24 September 2025
3 Things You Might Not Know About Botticelli’s Venus
Some might say that Venus is the most important of deities since she is the one we associate with love and beauty. The relationship between...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 22 September 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Harvesters is a masterpiece of the Northern Renaissance. It is a visual contemplation Pieter Bruegel the Elder presented on human’s place...
James W Singer 21 September 2025
Did You Know That Michelangelo Was an Art Forger?
Michelangelo Buonarroti is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed artists in history. Some of his creations, such as David or the ceiling of the...
Javier Abel Miguel 19 September 2025
Masterpiece Story: David by Michelangelo
The biblical figure of David, the young shepherd who defeated Goliath, was a popular subject for sculptors during the Renaissance. However, no...
Vithória Konzen Dill 19 September 2025
QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Michelangelo?
Anastasia Manioudaki 19 September 2025
5 Things You Need to Know About The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
There is a lot happening in this Sistine Chapel altar-wall fresco. Narratives within other narratives that contain enough imagery to last scholars a...
Rachel Witte 19 September 2025
Leonardo da Vinci Film Explores Unknown Secrets of the Renaissance Genius
Award-winning director Ken Burns has a new documentary film about Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest painters of all time! Exploring his soaring imagination and profound intellect it asks the most profound question: what does it mean to be human?
Candy Bedworth 18 September 2025
