From the discovery of the mathematical principles of linear perspective to the invention of such modern genres as lifelike, personalized portraiture and detailed, specific landscape, the Italian ...

Six months ago, Bing General Manager Emma Williams was sitting on the sofa with her mom, trying to find a Cary Grant movie, but neither could recall the name of the film they wanted to watch. “I ...

The Italian Renaissance holds a special place in modern visual culture, especially American pop culture. The number of times re-creations of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper have popped up on the ...

He may not have a Ninja Turtle named after him, but Tiziano Vecellio of Venice — Titian, to English speakers — has a claim to being the most enduringly influential painter of the Renaissance, even ...