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Renaissance

A highly detailed silver sculpture resembling a human face, displayed on a white pedestal in a circular, ornately carved wooden hall with additional busts on stands in the background.

Barry X Ball Connects the Secular and Sacred in “The Shape of Time”

This career-spanning exhibition in Venice was inspired by the role religion played in classical art history.
By Madeleine Seidel
A painting titled Pomona by Frans Floris de Vriendt from 1565, showing a woman with bare breasts sitting next to a basket of fruits and vegetables, while a satyr behind her points at her with a sly look.

One Fine Show: “Bellezza e Bruttezza” at Bozar in Brussels

This exhibition proposes that while beauty and ugliness are both compelling, the former might be best defined by the rejection of the latter.
By Dan Duray
Two small bronze statues of nude, muscular men

The ‘Most Important Collection’ of Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes Goes to Auction

The Quentin Collection is exceptional in several different ways.
By Christa Terry

On Pointe: The 12 Pieces You Need To Pull off the Balletcore Trend

By Aemilia Madden

Interview: Anna Marie Tendler Ruminates on Loss in ‘Rooms in the First House’

By Caitlin Wolper

This Basquiat Masterpiece Should Fetch a Huge Sum for Sotheby’s in May

By Helen Holmes

A Renaissance Portrait of a Couple Has Been Reunited After More Than a Century Apart

By Helen Holmes

Move Over, Leonardo—Verrocchio Steps Out of the Shadows at the National Gallery

By David D'Arcy
Belmond Villa San Michele, Florence.

4 Italian Palazzos to Book for Your Next Vacation

By Ayesha Khan
Gorillaz Spirit House.

It’s No Surprise Hieronymus Bosch Is Gorillaz Favorite Artist

By Alanna Martinez
François Boucher, The Triumph of Venus, 1740.

How a Count’s 18th Century Shopping Spree Gave Sweden Its Great Masterpieces

By David D'Arcy
Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi.

The Forgotten Women Artists of the Renaissance, and the Man Who Championed Them

By Noah Charney
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) presents the 2013 National Medal of Arts to Architect Billie Tsien (L) and Tod Williams (2nd L) during an East Room ceremony July 28, 2014 at the White House in Washington, DC. Tsien and Williams were honored for their contributions to architecture and arts education.

Architects Named for Obama Library, Sotheby’s Auctioneer Stands Behind London Market

By Alanna Martinez
Tiziana Frescobaldi shows American artists Brannon and Wesley the vines that produce the Sangiovese grapes of CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino.

In Italy, an Art Contest to Rebrand a Wine Dynasty’s Family Name

By Guelda Voien
Embroidered Russian Ensemble

Fashion and Virtue

By Michelle Honig
Tullio Lombardo, Adam, (ca. 1490–95). (Photo: The Met)

Met Opens Permanent Venetian Sculpture Gallery With Tullio’s ‘Adam’ at Center

By Alanna Martinez
The no good very bad day at the museum.

Update: The $1.5M Painting Damaged in Boy’s Fall May Be a Fake

By Ryan Steadman

Both Sides Now: Lisa Yuskavage Tackles the Other Sex

By Ryan Steadman
A 2009 Performa dinner at the Dia building.

An April ‘Renaissance’ in Performance Art

By Ashley Chappo

Celebrating the Summer at Downtown’s Newest Luxury Penthouse

By Elaina Plott
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