Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

Renaissance architecture emerged in the early 15th century in Florence, Italy. Ushering in a revival of ancient Greek and Roman classical architectural forms, it supplanted the prevailing Gothic ...

Since the Renaissance, a more scholarly approach has prevailed. Architects have been specific about the periods they were reviving: Palladio for Inigo Jones and Lord Burlington, the Palace of the ...

This past winter, the Frick Collection in New York held a small but captivating exhibition about the Renaissance sculptor Andrea Riccio.The show was a revelation, not only because it presented the ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to pianist Lara Downes about her interview series Amplify, which examines how Black artists today might find themselves in a new cultural renaissance.

Art History Long-Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Rediscovered in Pompeii. Restoration work has confirmed the attribution to Andrea Mantegna ahead of the painting's display at the Vatican Museums in Rome.