In their naturalism and immediacy, Renaissance portraits communicate to us across ... In the crystal clarity of the oil technique and extreme detail of the portrait, it demonstrates the proximity ...

Based on the X-ray visuals, experts recreated an oil painting of the man ... understanding of the artistic strategies ...

While the rise of oil paint is associated with the Renaissance, paintings using poppy-seed oil have been dated as far back as seventh-century Afghanistan. But there's one key reason this paint ...

The title “Renaissance Man” is often given to those throughout history who lived lives of extraordinary breadth. The early ...

An image of “The Deposition of Christ,” recently attributed to Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna, is seen in this photo ...