Whether it’s the natural world, imagined worlds of an alternate reality, or the world of deadly Renaissance art; there’s much ...

Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...

Famous globally, the Uffizi Gallery boasts a rich repository of Italian Renaissance art. The grandiose Florentine building ...

Renowned for presenting 7,000 years of art history under one roof ... were so revered that Catherine de’ Medici commissioned him to build a private grotto at the Tuileries Palace.

tichr/Shutterstock The Uffizi sits in the historic heart of Florence and houses some of the most famous works of art from the Renaissance. Here you’ll find The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli ...

Cosimo’s eldest daughter, Maria de’ Medici, describes it in a letter to her ‘aunt’ Catherine, whom she mistakenly imagines wishing her well: ‘Venus (supposedly the ... Where could art go after that?

Historian Alexander Bevilacqua joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the cultural rebirth which came to be known as The Renaissance. When did The Renaissance begin? What was it ...

You will stroll down boulevard-lined streets, admire legendary works of art in the Louvre, and dwell on the power ... commissioned by Queen Marie de Medici in 1612. Your route will continue across the ...

Florence, Italy, attracts millions of visitors each year and is well known for its art – art museums and galleries hou ...

Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (1568) Giorgio Vasari, painter, architect, and art historian ... composition of the artwork is masterfully conceived.

Born in Florence, Italy, he was privileged at an early age to become a part of the De Medici Sculpture Garden for artists and later he had a place in the home of the large De Medici family ...