Fordjour often quotes directly from Harlem Renaissance artists like Archibald Motley Jr., and Richmond Barthé, he says, in order to keep their contributions in art historical consciousness.Credit ...

The Renaissance, a cultural movement that began in 14th-century Italy and spread across Europe, marked a period of profound change in art, science, literature and philosophy. Rooted in a ...

One hundred years ago, in the early decades of the 20th century, a blisteringly brilliant artistic hub coalesced in Harlem, a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, made up of Black writers, poets ...

In revisiting early modern European history, artists and designers are finding old ways to address contemporary anxieties. By Rachel Wetzler The Algerian Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz’s new ...

Renaissance artists may have used egg yolk to protect and alter their paintings, scientists find. The study examined works by Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli among many others. Egg ...

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 Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) debuted its latest exhibition on Oct. 16: “Botticelli and Renaissance Florence: Masterworks from the Uffizi.” The exhibition marks the first collaboration ...

But how did Renaissance art lead to the mathematics that govern modern cryptography? The tale spans six centuries and two continents and touches on infinity itself. Its characters include a French ...

Explore the lives of three rival artists - Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty explores the lives of three rival artists - Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael ...