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Artemisia Gentileschi’s Biblical Vengeance

Arts, Culture & Media

The 17th-century artist Artemisia Gentileschi’spainting, of the biblical Judith slaying Holofernes, was itself an act of revenge.

The Passion of the Painter

Arts, Culture & Media

Renaissance Rivals

Arts, Culture & Media

Leonardo Da Vinci imagined this instrument, but it never became real until now

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Stephen Greenblatt: The Swerve

Arts, Culture & Media

Slideshow: Finding Da Vinci’s Lost Art

Arts, Culture & Media

Art researchers in Italy have been peeking through cracks in a 16th century fresco and now say they may have discovered traces of long-lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci.

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Finding the Future in a 2,000 Year Old Poem

Arts, Culture & Media

An epic poem written more than 2,000 years ago by a Roman named Lucretius may be one of Western culture’s most profound examples of art anticipating scientific discovery and modern thought.

Mona Lisa model mystery

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Megan Williams tells us about an effort under way at a former convent in Florence, Italy to identify the remains of the woman who might have been the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”

How Arabic Science Gave Us the Renaissance

Between the powerful days of the Roman Empire and the intellectually vibrant era of the Renaissance, there was a time that we often refer to as Early Middle Ages, or more pejoratively, as the Dark Ages. During these centuries, literature, written history, and cultural achievements were on the decline in the western world.  But just a […]

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Billboards adorn historic Venice buildings

Global Politics

Every year, 20 million visitors come to Venice to enjoy the city’s renaissance atmosphere and to see the sights. But now many of Venice’s most famous sites are covered with enormous billboards.