Renaissance architecture emerged in the early 15th century in Florence, Italy. Ushering in a revival of ancient Greek and Roman classical architectural forms, it supplanted the prevailing Gothic ...

How Italy’s Renaissance lives on today Like their 15th-century counterparts, contemporary artists continue to enjoy the patronage of the church Bendor Grosvenor ...

The ornately carved marble artifacts may be the work of an Early Renaissance master sculptor from what is now Italy. ... artifacts depicting cherubs that are thought to date to the 15th century.

An ambitious new exhibition opening at New York's Met Museum highlights the overlooked early Renaissance masters of Siena, Italy. ... When it comes to the Renaissance, 15th-century artists of ...

The works depict religious scenes from the lives of Jesus, Mary and various saints and significantly expand Getty’s medieval ...

In 1968, researchers examining an obscure trove of Renaissance drawings discovered sketches from the studio of a 15th century Italian inventor that were eerily similar to Leonardo's study for a ...

In revisiting early modern ... proportions of Renaissance farthingales — stiff hooped ... into an approximation of the 15th-century Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy, ...

Weddings in 15th and 16th century Italy were very public events that were all about strengthening ties between families. But also, as a bride, you wouldn’t just get a ring - you’d get a chest.