Tonight (November 29) actor, filmmaker, and art historian Weller joins assistant curator Christine Sciacca at the Getty Center to discuss “Florence, Cradle of the Renaissance.” What similarities do ...

The Renaissance, Jacob Burckhardt once wrote, was a golden age for bastards. This, like so much of the popular understanding of 15th- and 16th-century Florence, is one of those truisms so often ...

Among the many things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels. Imagine: In Florence you can sleep in a converted 16th-century monastery that's just a block from ...

The first visitor to Florence's Ospedale degli Innocenti in 1445 probably didn't spend much time appreciating the view — although it's a heck of a good one. The structure, with its grand loggia and ...

HistoriCity: Florence is a mission-based survival citybuilder/colony sim that challenges players to rebuild Renaissance Florence in the aftermath of the Black Plague. Overcome recurring droughts, ...

They painted magnificent works, from Madonnas to Last Suppers, often earning more than men. But their paintings were hidden away. Now a rescue mission is creating a fresh female Renaissance In a dark ...

With a major exhibition taking place at the V&A from next month, Renaissance Art is being given, well, a bit of a renaissance (‘scuse the pun) for a modern-day audience. Michelozzo, An Adoring Angel, ...

I’ve traveled to some incredible places, but there’s something about Italy that always pulls me back. This time, I found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Urbino charms with its palace, art and hilltop setting - StevanZZ / Alamy Stock Photo In Florence, the streets teem year-round, ...