The primacy of the nude in Renaissance art is often framed in terms of a ... that emerged in this era was rooted in a much richer aesthetic and intellectual exchange.

The art-loving Medici hosted lots of famous ... This is a good example of Renaissance aesthetics, with circles, squares, and symmetry. Its statues, so realistic and noble, and its striking lack ...

The art-loving Medici hosted lots of famous ... This is a good example of Renaissance aesthetics, with circles, squares, and symmetry. Its statues, so realistic and noble, and its striking lack ...

Here, at Platt's Hall, Wilde delivered four popular lectures, one each on the English Renaissance (his moniker for the Aesthetic Movement), decorative art, "The House Beautiful" and 19th century ...

Vasari, a consummate courtier, lets political headwinds dictate his aesthetic ... of an art history class, and the author takes an infectious delight in the unique qualities of Renaissance ...

offers a chance to bask in this uncanny mix of Renaissance aesthetics and surreal fantasy through some 40 oil paintings, drawings and sculptures. Enamored with the art that became a foundational ...

explicitly referencing the formal tropes and techniques of early modern art: The New York-based painter Chris Oh meticulously reproduces Renaissance Madonnas and weeping Christs on everything from ...

While it raises interesting questions about aesthetics and changing taste the exhibition would be more rewarding if it had brought together works from far-flung collections to make German renaissance ...