Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

FIND out if you have perfect vision by spotting the difference in the two semi-identical images from famous paintings. A few subtle differences can be found in the images below, but only the ...

May 2 has been a day marked by significant historical events that have shaped the course of history across the globe. One of ...

Raphael’s famous painting Young Woman with Unicorn will be exhibited at the Brukenthal National Museum in Sibiu in 2027, marking the first time the masterpiece will be shown in the country.  The ...

Leonardo and Michelangelo, duking it out for Renaissance commissions, became bitter rivals, but why did their beef begin?

Thanks to famous paintings, we have a visual of what the Last Supper may have looked like, but thanks to archaeologists, we ...

An insult to life itself,” said Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a famous animation studio, upon seeing an AI-generated animation project in 2016. Human creativity has always been an ...

Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest Renaissance painters, was a perfectionist who spent many years going over the same ...

A three-year campaign has seen historic monuments, sporting events and priceless works of art targeted by activists ...

For the Louvre, history ended in 1848—later masterpieces are in France’s other national museums—but its transformation ...

The disappearance set off a global storm of intrigue, transforming a quiet Renaissance portrait into the most iconic—and coveted—painting ever known ... Masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci Vanishes from ...