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The three great Italian masters, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael practically gave us the High Renaissance. A period of remarkable artistic achievement and production, the High Renaissance also marked the rebirth of Rome as an arts center where decadent popes spent a fortune on the restoration of their capital with the [...]

Many are familiar with the Biblical account of David, the young shepherd boy who took down the giant Goliath simply with his sling. It is a classic story of good versus evil ‒ a tale of how the underdog saves the day in the end. From medieval times and throughout [...]

The Etruscans, the ancient inhabitants of the Italian peninsula, created a sophisticated culture long before the Romans. They passed down to the Romans many elements of their art, architecture, engineering, and religious ritual. However, their story has mystified scholars for centuries since no Etruscan literature survives. Our sources of information [...]

The Face Provides a Glimpse of Painting in the Classical World An in-depth study of Renaissance art requires a study of the art of the ancient world. The term “Renaissance” itself, coined by 19th-century art historians, literally means the “rebirth” of Ancient Greek and Roman culture. This rebirth in art [...]