Sofonisba Anguissola's undeniable talent attracted the attention of Michelangelo and the king of Spain. Today more and more of her works are being identified, securing the legacy of this remarkable ...

Styles from centuries ago show up in contemporary fashions from major designers on view in “Renaissance to Runway: The ...

Hollywood bracelet, bowls fashioned from a single piece of wood — these artisan-made items are never going to be regifted.

While fashion exhibitions at museums tend to divorce a garment from its life on the human form, here the Met will emphasize ...

The extraordinary journey of a Harrisburg-born abstract artist who paints galaxies with his bare hands began on Herr Street.

The Bible is usually kept in a safe at a library in Modena and is rarely seen in public. It was transported to Rome under ...

From the Mona Lisa to the American Gothic, these famous paintings don’t just grace museum walls; they offer a glimpse into the past and define entire generations. Although most of these masterpieces ...

The medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages, lasted roughly from the 5th to 15th centuries in Europe. It was a time of massive political, social, and cultural change which was marked by the ...

The monumental frescoes in the choir of San Lorenzo in Florence, commissioned in 1546 by Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence, were supposed to be the painter Jacopo da Pontormo’s artistic legacy.