I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.

Taking the train from Rome to Naples, you’ll find yourself in a city with a unique charm and energy. Naples is home to the ...

Experts believe there is a fresco painted by Leonardo Da Vinci hidden behind a later one by Giorgio Vasari after pigments were found matching his work.

The Italian Renaissance is, perhaps the most famous period in history. In Caprarola, there is building that embodies all that ...

With its implication that the young woman isn’t as chaste as she should be, the marriage-prospect-derailing portrait triggers ducal panic and the deployment of the city-state’s best investigative ...

The Mona Lisa hasn't always been a huge tourist attraction. It turns out the most famous painting in the world owes its ...

The Italian city has a reputation for being gray, but its architecture is far from dull.

When it comes to the Renaissance greats, Raphael surely needs no introduction. His huge impact on the course of Western art ...

Also known as “La Gioconda” or “La Joconde”, Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is considered a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance. An oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter ...

The majority of these Byzantine Greek scholars arrived in Italy, where they would make important contributions during the Renaissance period. The influence of these scholars was diverse and wide ...

If you’re a huge fan of Renaissance art, you should definitely take a trip to Florence, Naples or Rome. There are many ...