This weekend, the streets around Mission San Rafael will be covered with more than 200 chalk paintings as professional artists, youth artists and little kids become madonnari (Italian for street ...

An early 16th century painting by the Italian master Raphael will make its Western premiere at the Legion of Honor in January, after its U.S. debut in Cincinnati this fall. “Portrait of a Lady ...

San Rafael was turned into a vision of Italy last weekend when the 12th annual Youth in Arts Italian Street Painting Festival swept into town. Hundreds of artists -- professional and amateur ...

Italian street-painters will return en masse to downtown San Rafael next year as part of a new plan to make the art event a biennial affair instead of an annual one. The Italian Street Painting ...

Walking through the streets of downtown San Rafael Saturday felt a little like stepping into 16th-century Italy.This year, the Italian Street Painting Marin festival at Fifth and A streets took on … ...

Tony Ayers found a painting at an antique shop he believed was painted by Italian Renaissance master Raphael, and spent decades proving authenticity.

A renowned painting by Raphael, the Madonna della Rosa (Madonna of the Rose), has been scrutinized by AI, revealing that the Italian Renaissance painter may not have created the face of Joseph in the ...

A 500-year-old Raphael painting is partially the work of another artist, according to a new study. A team led by scientists from England’s University of Bradford used artificial intelligence to ...

In 1899, a painting of the Virgin Mary sold for $25. Now it seems that it could be a genuine Raphael worth $26 million. How did that happen?