Orlando Furioso turning 500
FERRARA, Italy — This city, once presided over by the Este dynasty, became one of the most brilliant of all the European courts and...
Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Bad Government"
Who are the figures next to the throne of Tyranny in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Bad Government? On the wall opposite the Effects...
Ambrogio Lorenzetti's "Bad Government"
Who are the figures next to the throne of Tyranny in Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Allegory of Bad Government? On the wall opposite the Effects...
Watteau's Surprise
An 18th-century masterpiece long presumed to have been destroyed has been found languishing in the corner of an English country house. ...
Bellini's Saint Francis in the Desert
In 1912, Mrs. Bernard Berenson, the wife of the famed Renaissance art scholar, described Giovanni Bellini's "St. Francis in the Desert"...
Fun Facts about the 1500s
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since...
Mona Lisa's Eye Brows
The "Mona Lisa" has long been shrouded in mystery, including one long-standing question about the famous lady: What happened to her...