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Renaissance
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Next year in New York, a rare opportunity to see all of Raphael
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recently announced that "Raphael: Sublime Poetry" will be held from March 29 to June 28, 2026. It will brin...
Dialogue with the Renaissance | Janet Cole on the identity and honor of the bust
Janet Cole on the global perspective of the bust research. (02:15) In a way, an art historian can also be a detective. Italian historian Carlo Ginzburg has show...
"Siena: 1300-1350", the rise of painting in a city
In the history of art, Siena, a small city in Tuscany, Italy, is often overshadowed by the brilliance of its rival Florence. However, the exhibition "Siena...
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael, all in Florence in 1504.
On January 25, 1504, Florence was unusually cold, with the Arno River nearly frozen. In a chilly room, nearly thirty people gathered to discuss the placement of...
Martin Kemp: Starting with Brunelleschi, Exploring Perspective and Light in the Renaissance
In the early 15th century, the invention of perspective provided artists with a technique grounded in optics for spatial measurement. Perspective became an esse...
"The Dialogue of Outstanding Scholars in World Art History: The Renaissance" Concludes
“Dialogues with Eminent Scholars in World Art History” 2023-2024 Annual Review. Video by: Chen Leyi (02:10)Between the 13th and 16th centuries, Chinese expressi...
Dialogue on the Renaissance | German Scholar Dombrowski: How Botticelli Has Been Misinterpreted
Damian Dombrowski, a professor of art history at Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, discusses the connections among artists he studies. (01:28)His resear...
Dialogue with the Renaissance | Professor Wright of University College London: Art Reshaped by the Picture Frame
Alison Wright talks about how gold brings her work to life. (04:23) Although many Western classic paintings have been exhibited in China, for most people, appre...
Dialogue | Prado Museum curator talks about the Shanghai special exhibition "Glorious Times"
The curator talks about Goya and his influence. (03:10) "Glorious Times: Spanish Past in the Prado Museum" will be opened at the Shanghai Pudong Art M...
At the Met, see the "hidden faces" of the Renaissance
"There is the face of a fair-haired maiden, which I treasure in this little round box... For her I have composed a sad elegy, and this sweet and lasting me...