Because the now-subterranean palace inspired Renaissance artists, experts say the study of these pigments can give insights into ancient and more modern Italian art. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus ...

A man was found dead in the Byxbee Park area of the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto on Friday morning, according to police. Officers responded around 8 a.m. to a call from a passerby reporting a ...

Rome: Florence was out of danger due to the decisive role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after heavy ...

One example: In 1518, the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael painted St. Michael Vanquishing Satan, which depicts Michael in military dress stepping on the back of Satan and about to run a spear ...

The publishers Brepols have recently released the following two volume publication on Taddeo di Bartolo by the scholar Gail ...

Leonardo da Vinci excelled in the fields of art and science, but the Italian polymath was also a highly skilled expert in military structures and defensive systems, breaking new ground in the strategy ...

In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for ...

A long lost Renaissance Masterpiece by Mantegna has been rediscovered in Pompeii and will go on display at the Vatican ...

The Vatican Museums announced an exhibit March 17 showcasing a newly restored painting of the deposition of Christ, now ...