Van Helmont was an heir of Paracelsus’s thought and movement who went to lengths in later years...
Renaissance
We often forget that for most of history artists did not simply create art for art’s sake....
The story of two Renaissance mathematicians whose jealousies, intrigues, and contentious debates led to a discovery. By...
What two pioneers of color movies saw in a 16th-century Renaissance painting. Rosso Fiorentino has no star...
The artist used the medium to shape the human form. During his lifetime, Michelangelo likely produced tens...
This was intended to be “read” by intarsia workers (artists who inlay sections of wood to decorate...
Othello shows us the cosmopolitan nature of renaissance Venice. Of all Shakespeare’s plays, it is Othello which...
Michelangelo, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508-12, fresco (Vatican, Rome) Michelangelo began to work on the frescoes...
Renaissance is one of the most interesting periods in history. It’s an ever-lasting inspiration for a college...
During the Renaissance, the Spanish empire also extended throughout Western Europe. Introduction We often think of globalization...
Italian art and ideas migrated North from Italy. What Was the Renaissance and Where Did It Happen?...
An intricate basin features sea creatures, birds, and mythological beasts, which bore a multitude of meanings to...
Leonardo da Vinci saw in animals the ‘image of the world’. About six months ago I stopped...
A small and ornate book opens up to reveal one of the great masterpieces of Renaissance manuscript...
Despite the restrictions women faced, her art collections demonstrate important renaissance themes. Introduction In European history classes,...
This genre became one of the most important artistic contributions of Renaissance Venice. Farewell, peoples and cities....
There was a split between the pure ideal and base reality, between sacred and profane love. In...
Sir Francis Bacon developed a method for philosophers to use in weighing the truthfulness of knowledge. How...
The Archivio Storico Diocesano di Lucca does not easily let visitors forget its history or its owner....
The European Middle Ages were a time of tremendous creativity and innovation, setting the stage for what...
The Black Death struck in 1348, 1362, 1368, 1381, and continued even into the 18th century. 1348...
Objects, flora, and fauna from these faraway lands were shipped back to Europe where many people perceived...
Leonardo da Vinci emphasized the naturalness of the relationship of Jesus and Mary in his art, while...
Dead five centuries, Leonardo retains a rock star’s fame, well known around the world by just one...
New research demonstrates that a sculpture is associated with a harrowing episode of anti-Semitic violence in late-1400s...
The Renaissance period (c. 1300-1600 CE) in European countries is renowned for path-breaking and rapid developments and...
Puzzling questions are the focus of the exhibition Spectacular Mysteries: Renaissance Drawings Revealed. By Tristan BravinderSocial Media...
Study and treatment of a Renaissance altarpiece reveals new details about the artist’s working method, as well...
Introduction Art, literature, and architecture are forms of expression. These forms of expression often communicate what is...