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Donatello: Italian Renaissance star gets 'solo' exhibition
September 05, 2022 2:35 pm
For the first time in Germany, a major exhibition in Berlin celebrates one of the art world's most important sculptors and one of the Renaissance's founders.
Behind the Art: What makes Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' the most famous mythological painting?
July 30, 2022 8:26 pm
'The Birth of Venus' is one of the most famous mythological paintings and is always mentioned in the top 100 paintings of the world. Why was it so controversial in its time and what makes it so significant?
Renaissance synagogues being restored in Venice's ghetto
June 12, 2022 9:37 pm
For nearly two years, restorers have been peeling away paint and discovering the original foundations of three of the ghetto’s synagogues, which are considered the only Renaissance synagogues still in use
Rare Michelangelo drawing could fetch 30 million euros in Paris sale
April 06, 2022 11:24 am
The drawing, one of the few works of the Renaissance Italian artist in private hands, was sold in 1907 in Paris and billed as a work of the school of Michelangelo
Albrecht Dürer drawing bought for $30 worth millions
November 25, 2021 3:41 pm
Bought five years ago for just €27 ($30) at a house clearance sale in the US, it now estimated to sell at around €44.5 million ($50 million).
Dubai Expo offers close-up of Michelangelo's David, but only from neck up
October 06, 2021 6:11 pm
Artistic director Davide Rampello said the aim was to provide a new experience by allowing visitors to see the David at eye level, whereas art lovers have to look up at the original statue at the Galleria dell'Accademia museum in Florence
New Rijksmuseum exhibition showcases Renaissance portraits
October 01, 2021 4:46 pm
The Dutch national museum's new exhibition “Remember Me,” covers the century 1470-1570 and features portraits from across the continent by masters including Albrecht Duerer, Hans Holbein and Titian that underscore humanity's enduring desire to be remembered
Ahead of re-opening, London's V&A museum unveils new Raphael gallery
May 06, 2021 6:47 pm
The V&A, named after Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, will re-open its doors to the public on May 19 in the next phase of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown
Portrait by Renaissance master expected to soar past USD 80 mn
September 26, 2020 8:59 pm
Botticelli's 15th-century portrait of a nobleman in Young Man Holding a Roundel is the highlight of Sotheby's Masters Week sale series in New York in January.
The New Year's Eve photo that has the Internet buzzing; some even called it 'modern Renaissance art'
January 03, 2016 12:40 am
This New Year's Eve photo of Manchester has taken the fancy of the Internet, with some calling it a modern-day masterpiece.
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