When dedicated, the monument was compared with earlier equestrian statues, including Donatello’s Gattamelata in Padua, and Andrea del Verrocchio’s Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. As a result, Saint ...

With works from the 17th century to today, from Edwaert Collier to Duncan Grant and Maggi Hambling, this exhibition shows that still life, once seen as the lowliest of genres, has much to offer.

Before discovering Bitcoin (BTC), Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo found success shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar as it rapidly lost value against the stronger US dollar. Now, with the US ...

How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era's ideas about nudity, modesty, shame – and the artist's genius. This autumn, the exhibition Drawing the Italian Renaissance at ...

We actually know a fair bit about what was served at the 1549 papal conclave thanks to one of the first celebrity chefs, Bartolomeo Scappi, who was in charge of the food. In his incredible book ...

After the first stage of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) wears the maglia rosa of race leader from his victory over Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike). But the tables could turn ...

Bartolomeo della Gatta and Piero di Cosimo. However, as impressive as all the frescoes are, one seems to stand above all the rest. To decorate the chapel's ceiling, Michelangelo Buonarroti was the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Slovenian superstar led the general classification from Stage 2 to the finale in Stage 21 last year, finishing almost 10 minutes clear of Daniel Martinez in second place. However, Pogačar and ...

Patients with previously untreated stage I, II, and III TNBC who received adjuvant therapy with either doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) + docetaxel (AC-D), AC + weekly paclitaxel (AC-WP), ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...