“For too long, Christian art has implied pale imitation,” Detweiler said. “We’re trying to get back to the days of the Renaissance, where the church was the patron of the finest art.” ...

has been making that case—and has already singled out a proto-Renaissance masterpiece by Duccio as a possible candidate to leave the museum. Encountering religious art in a church can provide ...

The Renaissance—from art-loving popes to Leonardo’s Mona ... like this very pagan ancient goddess of love. The great pre-Christian thinkers, like Plato and Aristotle, were back in vogue.

Discover the beauty of Renaissance paintings, where art, realism, and storytelling blend to create timeless masterpieces that continue to inspire today. Read on.

Mori combines Japanese anime and pop art with some of the most iconic religious portraits of the Renaissance era to create a fresh new take on classical Western and Japanese "rimpa"-style art. Mori ...

Panel paintings crafted prior to the Renaissance typically included subjects ... depicts Christ being crucified along with religious figures at the bottom grieving with a great sense of sorrow ...

While many look to Florence as the creative pulse of early Renaissance art ... It highlights not only the beauty in these rare religious paintings, but also their importance in the canon of ...

Renaissance art largely excluded Black people ... “Over time, the orishas and saints became fused through a process known as religious syncretism. In her paintings, Rosales alludes to this ...