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The Renaissance artist’s frescoes in Orvieto, Italy’s San Brizio Chapel comprise dynamic, monumental and fiercely realistic ...

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You can see the Caravaggio ceiling at the evicted American princess's mansion as an extension of the artist's blockbuster ...

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The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to ...

Nineteenth-century art critics were troubled by vampirism and gender ambiguity in Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.

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In 1933, the Ebell of Los Angeles commissioned frescoes by renowned muralist Maxine Albro. Two years later — after ...

There’s a sequential art renaissance happening across the country, with indie festivals creating democratic, artist-first ...

In new book, UChicago’s Ada Palmer explores popular misunderstandings of the Renaissance and historical myths used for ...

The title sequence for the third season of hit series "The White Lotus" looks to Thai art and mythology for an intriguing ...