WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) -- When Tony Ayers visited England in 1995, he made a discovery that changed his life. He spotted a painting of the Madonna and child tucked away in an antiques store, and ...

Sublime Poetry opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 29, it will mark a consequential moment in American museum ...

For decades, a group of investors has been hoping to prove that an artwork found in an antique shop is by Raphael, considered one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. The work depicts ...

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Greek mythology sparked the Renaissance, transforming art from religious instruction to profound explorations of human ...

With the help of AI, scientists have concluded that Raphael's "Madonna della Rosa" features a face not painted by the artist. Five hundred years after Italian Renaissance master Raphael painted a ...

A renowned painting by Raphael, the Madonna della Rosa (Madonna of the Rose), has been scrutinized by AI, revealing that the Italian Renaissance painter may not have created the face of Joseph in the ...

Renaissance tapestries make a challenging subject for a contemporary exhibition. Their size makes them difficult to move, their colors are fleeting and must be kept in low light and their historical ...

Famed Italian Renaissance artist Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, normally called “Raphael” in English, was born April 6, 1483 and died on his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520. Though the Vatican has the ...

The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City (via Richard Mortel/Flickr) To celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of Renaissance artist Raphael, a number of his designed tapestries will return to the ...