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An Oct. 8 auction features jewelry, art and political memorabilia owned by longtime California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died last year.
A ‘once in a lifetime’ exhibition of nearly 140 works enshrines the 15th-century Italian sculptor as an inventor of the Renaissance.
But the way they function reminds me of a very old idea: the Renaissance “bottega” (workshop) of 15th-century Florence, in which master artists were committed to teaching new artists, talents ...
This 15th century castle set in the Tuscan countryside has an enduring place in the history of Florence, Italy.
Among the great 15th-century Italian artists who became the namesakes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michelangelo and Leonardo may be the most popular, and Raphael’s art may be the most ...
The J. Paul Getty Museum has received a gift of 38 rare manuscript pages by Italian artists spanning the 12th to 17th centuries, marking the largest donation of artwork to the museum in decades.
A Fanatical Monk Inspired 15th-Century Italians to Burn Their Clothes, Makeup and Art He told Florentines the apocalypse was coming, and to save themselves through self-censorship ...
Meet Benedetto Cotrugli, a 15th century Italian rug merchant, who wrote a modest tome, “The Book of the Art of Trade,” which seems to embody some principles that are still deeply relevant today.