Andrea della Robbia, “Prudence” (1475), glazed terracotta, overall: 64 3/4 inches (courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest) The terracotta sculptures of the della Robbia ...

For the first time in 40 years, Italian Renaissance master Donatello (ca. 1386–1466) has a major solo show—and the curator, Francesco Caglioti, hopes the blockbuster exhibition will help elevate the ...

Actor-cum-artist James Franco is at it again. In a new video commissioned by Sotheby’s for their Artist Response series—in which the auction powerhouse invites artists to create a work in response to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. The Renaissance, often hailed as one of the most transformative periods in human history, gave rise to ...

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The materials and techniques of Italian Renaissance sculpture / G.M. Helms -- The revival of antiquity in early Renaissance sculpture / H.W. Janson -- On the sources and meaning of the Renaissance ...

A team of leading art researchers has revealed that two bronze sculptures of nude men riding panther-like creatures are the work of Michelangelo, bearing hallmarks of the Renaissance artist’s oeuvre ...

Is there an objective biological basis for the experience of beauty in art? Or is aesthetic experience entirely subjective? New research uses fMRI scans to study the neural activity in subjects with ...

Renaissance and patronage at Florence -- Background to Renaissance sculpture -- From Gothic to Renaissance -- Donatello: maturity (c. 1420-1466) -- "Sweet style" at Florence: Luca della Robbia ; ...

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