1. Family identity and professional conformism are as important as any putative Renaissance “individualism” in Iris Origo’s biography of the Tuscan merchant Francesco Datini. “Always ...

Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was ...

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... of papal politics at the height of the Italian Renaissance and during the tumultuous years ...

His engraving Battle of the Nudes shows a remarkable attention to musculature and movement, hinting at his involvement in ...

Ashmolean director Dr Xa Sturgis described the painting as "both very calm, but also very charged" Museum staff have shared the history of a rare Italian renaissance painting they managed to save ...

The Renaissance (circa 1400-1600) is one of the most famous periods in history. And when you think 'Renaissance', one place comes to mind - Italy. Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview.