renaissance

A principal is fired, invited to Italy after students are shown Michelangelo's 'David'

4:58pm March 27, 2023

by Juliana Kim

A picture of the Renaissance statue is shown each year to sixth-grade art students at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, but this month it drew fury. Italians, though, are praising the educator.

The final restoration project by the nonprofit Advancing Women Artists group features works by Violante Ferroni, an 18th century prodigy about whom little is known today.

'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance Artists

1:35pm January 02, 2021

by Sylvia Poggioli

A nonprofit has identified 2,000 works by women artists that had been stashed in Italy's public museums and damp churches. It's also supported restoration of 70 works from the 16th to 20th centuries.

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When Leonardo da Vinci arrived in France in 1516, he brought three of his own paintings with him — "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" (left), "Saint John the Baptist" (right) and the Mona Lisa.

500 Years After Leonardo Da Vinci's Death, France Celebrates His Life And Work

7:01am November 29, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

A new exhibition at the Louvre includes Leonardo's sketches, drawings and 11 paintings. "You can really get into his brain and try to see how he thought," says biographer Serge Bramly.

In a secret room located in Florence's church of San Lorenzo the walls are covered in drawings believed to be the work of Michelangelo and his disciples.

This Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing Board

7:01am June 03, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Sketches on the walls of a once hidden room of a museum in Florence help shed light on the Renaissance artist's creative process — and on a mysterious and dangerous period in his life.

Robert Mercer speaks on the phone during the 12th International Conference on Climate Change on March 23, 2017.

Politics & Government

Robert Mercer Is A Force To Be Reckoned With In Finance And Conservative Politics

3:02pm May 26, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

He and his daughter Rebekah have quietly emerged as powerful donors to Republican candidates and causes, including President Trump.

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Long Seen As Victim, 17th Century Italian Painter Emerges As Feminist Icon

5:11pm December 12, 2016

by Sylvia Poggioli

Much of what is known of Artemisia Gentileschi comes from her testimony in the trial of a painter who raped her. "Now we try to go back and fill in and properly understand," says a curator.

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One of the main attractions in "The Edible Monument" exhibition at the Getty Center in Los Angeles is a nine-foot long sugar palace showing the Greek sorceress Circe meeting Odysseus' men.

Arts

Let them Eat Sugar Sculpture! The Getty Celebrates Edible Table Art

1:58pm November 20, 2015

by Abbie Fentress Swanson

The party animals of Europe made festive, elaborate centerpieces from food from medieval times through the 18th century. Among the most notable of their table art traditions is the sugar monument.