The Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in many ways the epicenter of the thing. Florence, or as Italians might say,...

The Renaissance was a cultural revitalization that spread across Europe, and had repercussions across the globe, but one smallish city-state in Italy was in many ways the epicenter of the thing. Florence, or as Italians might say,...

The scene of the three wise men offering gifts to a newborn Jesus was widely painted during the Renaissance era, so how did painter Sandro Botticelli create a version that's still well known today? James Earle describes who and what set...

In this video, we explore the fascinating lives of three women who inspired some of history's most iconic artworks. From Amelie Gautreau, the model for John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Madame X, to Muriel Foster, known for her role in...

Here is our argument that Botticelli's Calumny of Apelles is the greatest example of the High Renaissance. Another example of resurrection in 15th century.

Sandro Botticelli’s poetic sense of beauty captivated the Florentine court. But it was his subject matter which distinguished him from other artists. He was one of the first western artist since classical times to depict non-religious...

Sandro Botticelli's well-known painting, The Birth of Venus has a very particular philosophy of beauty embedded within in. He used the Golden Ratio in his composition. Here's the story behind the painting.

In this video, we explore the fascinating city-state of Vatican City, also known as the Holy See. We delve into its history, starting with its independence from Italy in 1929. With a population of less than 1000, Vatican City is a...

Trying to work through the rumor that the Golden Ratio appears in Botticelli's famous work "The Birth of Venus" The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli Works Cited Hagen, Rose-Marie, and Rainer Hagen. Masterpieces in Detail: What Great...

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and was the center of European trade and finance during the medieval period. Known as the birthplace of the Renaissance, as the birthplace of the Renaissance, it attracts...