Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to ...

The northern Italian city of Padua is home to one of the medieval master Giotto’s most famed works. The Scrovegni Chapel is decorated inside with fresco cycles by the artist, completed around 1305.

Painted by Giotto at the end of the 13th century, they marked a turning point in Western art. Their realism and careful rendering of space and depth went far beyond what was common in the Middle ...

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Santa Croce is also home to what some say is the most important art collection of any church in Italy, the most notable works being spectacular frescoes done by Giotto. Recent visitors raved about ...

The Cradle of the Renaissance is also the birthplace of some of the most brilliant painters in art history: Raphael, ...

Florine Stettheimer’s Cathedrals series combines art, society, and satire in vibrant depictions of 20th-century New York ...

The following 16 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2025 Artist of the Year in fine arts out of 184 nominees. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written ...

The murals’ black-and-white Grotesque style, the team also noted, was characteristic of the 16th century—having been borrowed from the ancient Roman style of decorative art. They are ...