Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 introduced sweeping reforms to VAT taxation across the European Union. Among its most consequential provisions for the art world was the significant curtailment (some ...

Last month, the Italian Grand Prix brought together motorcycle fans from across the globe. Landing in the iconic Mugello ...

The Renaissance polymath Leon Battista Alberti asked his contemporaries to consider that painting is grounded in mathematics, ...

An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, examines how women faced barriers to equality but often overcame them to contribute to the culture of the era.

This drama-documentary series offers an account of three of Italy’s monumental artists—Leonardo, Raphael and, as played by ...

Urbino, in the Marche region of Italy, was built by Federico da Montefeltro in the 15th century. Today, it looks the same as it did in its Renaissance heyday.

“Strong Women in Renaissance Italy” at the Museum of Fine Arts features an awful lot of men, but makes its point.

Ball game bracciale was conceived in Renaissance Italy. It became the national sport, with superstar players, before soccer took hold – but in towns like Treia, Florence and Monte San Savino, it ...

Among the many things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels. Imagine: In Florence you can sleep in a converted 16th-century monastery that's just a block from ...