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Unveiling Mona Lisa: The Enigmatic Woman Behind the Portrait
The “Mona Lisa,” painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, is undoubtedly one of the most famous artworks in ...
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel may show woman with breast cancer: study
New research suggests that Renaissance master artist Michelangelo Buonarroti had etched a woman battling breast cancer into ...
Rare Renaissance painting acquired by FAMSF reminds us why permanent collections deserve our attention
In the Legion of Honor’s Renaissance gallery, a new 400-year-old acquisition sparkles with a vibrancy belying its age. San Francisco is the new home to Lavinia Fontana’s 400-year-old painted “Portrait ...
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Curator Virginia Brilliant On the Old Master Women History Chose to Forget
When it comes to Old Master works, many of us think immediately of art made by men—most often Caravaggio, Rembrandt or Vermeer. But there were women artists working in the Early Renaissance all ...
The Daily Telegraph15d
Michelangelo ‘painted woman with breast cancer’
The naked woman, who is wearing only a blue headscarf, was brought to life by the Renaissance figure in ... Michelangelo painted the fresco, a mural painting technique that daubs water-based ...