With glittering treasures from Siena’s golden age at every turn, this outstanding exhibition at The National Gallery in London is the first outside of continental Europe to consider the major role tha ...

So many of the cornerstones of modern convenience that we may take for granted today were once inventions and creations on ...

When we think of the Renaissance era in Western Europe our thoughts generally tend towards the opulence and wealth of ruling ...

A climate in which science, art, and culture flourished in the Golden Age of Islam and the conditions that foretold the Age’s ...

But, was it angels or demons who lured Dee across Europe, and into the very deepest depths of the occult..?

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

As a European Renaissance art historian, I study the evolving image of Jesus Christ from A.D. 1350 to 1600. Some of the best-known depictions of Christ, from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper ...