Renaissance
History
Michelangelo Wanted Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica on a Greek Cross Plan
When the Vatican appointed the great sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek Cross plan
Education
The Greek Architects of Italy’s Renaissance
Throughout history, many Greek scholars became the unsung heroes of the Renaissance, the period that linked ancient wisdom with a new modern era of scientific knowledge.
The Renaissance emerged in European history as an opportunity of enlightenment, shining a new...
Art
How Byzantine Art Influenced Europe
Byzantine contribution to art, and especially to painting, was original and reached a degree of expressiveness that can rarely be compared with any other
Art
Dürer Drawing Bought for $30 is Actually Worth 30 Million
A Massachusetts man walked away with a simple fake jade necklace and a small drawing when he visited an estate sale in Concord one day in 2016, spending a total of $31.
Little did he know that the drawing was...
Art
Raphael’s “School of Athens” Watches Over French Legislators Once Again
A tapestry depicting Raphael's masterpiece "the School of Athens" is once again adorning Plenary Hall in the French Assembly.