The faint smell of oil paint and turpentine, years and years of it, wafts through this studio. It's a sanctuary – no ringing cellphones – and a throwback, a place to learn an art almost lost to time.

(left) Cosimo I de''Medici in armor by Agnolo Bronzini c1545 Art Gallery of NSW and (right) Composite XRF scan map showing mercury (red) and iron (green). Credit: Australia's Nuclear Science and ...

One could say that some paintings in the exhibition “Siena: The Rising of Painting, 1300-1350” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are movie stills and posters. They look like photographs ...

From admiring Renaissance art to indulging in gelato shops, these are the best things to do in Florence, according to locals.

During the Renaissance, a period of artistic and intellectual awakening, painters developed innovative techniques that revolutionised the art world. These methods, driven by a desire to depict the ...

Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome. Around 1400, Europe rediscovered the aesthetics of ancient Greece and Rome. This rebirth of classical culture showed itself ...

With a major exhibition taking place at the V&A from next month, Renaissance Art is being given, well, a bit of a renaissance (‘scuse the pun) for a modern-day audience. Michelozzo, An Adoring Angel, ...