How did Gothic art influence the modernists? An exhibition in Norway explores how artists like Dürer and Hans Holbein's ...

The Vatican may have been home to a series of 16 erotic frescos that were quickly turned into a booklet with accompanying ...

There’s a reassuring sense that even in the 14th century, there was a lot going on well outside the mainstream ...

In the 14th century, Duccio and others developed ways of painting that ... a thing so otherworldly and unexpected that it was simultaneously a work of art the like of which had never been seen before ...

How: Doubles at the Sozo Hotel, housed in a converted chapel, start from £150, including breakfast. Visit sozohotel.fr. Travel by train with the Eurostar to Lille and connect to the TGV via Lille or ...

From royal birthplaces to incubators of underground art, these are the places to check out in the ... Of all the sights, the ...

As a result, animals turned up "in any possible context where art would be made", from wall paintings and carved doorways to clothing and coats of arms. It's no secret that medieval animal paintings ...

Embroidery has long been a symbol of status, craftsmanship, and artistic expression. From the opulent garments of ancient ...

March is a great time of year to explore Europe. With spring starting, there are plenty of activities and attractions to keep ...

From the behemoths to the hidden gems which offer a more authentic flavour of the capital away from the crowds.

The calm of the blue lit Gothic vaulted 14th century abbey ... at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this past fall, which gathered masterpieces from the dawn of the Renaissance.

A new exhibition at London's National Gallery hopes to shed light on artists in 14th Century Siena ... and by Maya Corry, a Renaissance expert from Oxford Brookes University to discuss the ...