Smithsonian Magazine12d
See the Breathtaking 14th-Century Sienese Artworks That Helped Set the Italian Renaissance in Motion
This brief chapter of art history is often overlooked. Now, an exhibition in New York City makes a strong argument for the ...
Arlington Catholic Herald2d
Architect promotes renaissance of traditional Catholic architecture
The Catholic Church in the U.S. is undergoing an old-world architectural renaissance and Nicolas Charbonneau wants to make ...
How rivalry created the Renaissance
In Disney’s adaptation of Jilly Cooper ’s Rivals, the romance novelist Lizzie Vereker sits at her typewriter, and imagines a ...
Oxford museum saves Renaissance artwork for public after raising nearly £5m
Painted in the 1420s, the crucifixion painting by the Renaissance master Fra Angelico is the earliest surviving panel ...
How to navigate London’s vast, wondrous Victoria and Albert Museum
Paintings, ceramics, photography, fashion, furniture and more: The V&A Museum is a treasure trove of art and design. Here’s ...
Rare renaissance painting to stay in UK
A museum has raised almost £4.5m to save a rare Italian renaissance painting. The Ashmolean Museum, which is part of the University of Oxford, paid £4.48m for the 1420s crucifixion painting by artist ...
Naya Beat, Vol. 2: South Asian Dance and Electronic Music 1988-1994
In the ’80s and ’90s, South Asian musicians around the globe blended house and dub with the sounds of their heritage, ...
Forget the bucket list: 15 of the world’s best places to do nothing
Over tick-a-box sightseeing while you travel? Here are 15 places where chilling out is nothing to feel guilty about.
Smithsonian Magazine26d
Meet the Italian ‘Fruit Detective’ Who Investigates Centuries-Old Paintings for Clues About Produce That Has Disappeared From the Kitchen Table
Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...