The Mona Lisa half-length portrait was painted by none other than Leonardo da Vinci in 1503. Learn about Monalisa’s real name ...

AI reveals St. Joseph’s face in Raphael’s Madonna della Rosa was likely painted by someone else. The rest matches Raphael’s ...

For centuries, the Italian painter Cimabue has been overshadowed by his more famous pupil Giotto, who—with his attention to ...

“Drawing the Italian Renaissance” is filled with masterpieces from the epoch by some of the most famous artists who have ever lived. The exhibition, containing around 160 works made between ...

Raphael, that famous lover, was one of only a handful of Renaissance artists to draw from the nude female model. A couple of head studies by Federico Barocci are drop-dead gorgeous. A few ...

The statue, one of the most famous in Western history ... Florentines and experts on Renaissance art bewildered. The David is considered a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance and a symbol ...

Travel expert Rick Steves deems this Italian city the "Cultural Capital of Europe" due to its rich history and artistic ...