Italian Renaissance
The Big Review: 14th-century Siena is magnificent at the Met ★★★★★
Reuniting the surviving sections of the city’s altarpiece marvel is just the start of this important, beautifully staged show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Restoration begins on rare Ludovico Mazzolino painting at the National Gallery of Ireland
The Italian Renaissance master’s few remaining large paintings are a conservation headache, but the museum hopes to show its Crossing of the Red Sea for the first time next year
Italian Renaissance drawings show at Buckingham Palace includes Titian study never seen in Britain
Works by Raphael and Leonardo will also be featured in the London exhibition, which aims to reconsider artists of the period as draughtsmen, in addition to painters or sculptors
Siena's Baptismal font—decorated with Donatello reliefs—unveiled after three-year restoration
The Renaissance marble structure, which is still used to baptise newborns, has been returned to its original splendour—thanks to porcupine quills and 3-D printers
First exhibition of forgotten Renaissance painter Francesco Pesellino opens in London
Works by the Florentine artist, who has been largely overlooked since his death aged 35, will go on show at the National Gallery
How Italy’s Renaissance lives on today
Like their 15th-century counterparts, contemporary artists continue to enjoy the patronage of the church
How women played a bigger role in the Renaissance and beyond
Two exhibitions, in Boston and Baltimore, celebrate the overlooked women artists who were working in Europe from the 15th century onwards
San Francisco curator details three previously unattributed Botticelli drawings
Research for a forthcoming exhibition at the Legion of Honor museum has led a curator to add three new entries to Botticelli's oeuvre
Drawing of male nude is Michelangelo’s sketch for Sistine Chapel, scholar says
Red chalk preparatory work may be linked to “Worship of the Brazen Serpent” section of Vatican masterpiece
First major show of Sandro Botticelli’s drawings to include five newly attributed works
Exhibition at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor will bring together 27 drawings and reunite Uffizi’s Adoration of the Magi with its preparatory designs for the first time
Did Leonardo da Vinci's studio produce two Salvator Mundis in parallel?
Martin Clayton, the Royal Collection Trust's head of prints and drawings presented his research at a major conference in Leipzig
Ten essential artworks to see in Vatican City
From Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling to a whole room dedicated to Henri Matisse, we round up some of the unmissable artistic treasures in the world's smallest state
NFT twist is latest development in saga of contested ‘Leonardo’ painting hidden in a Swiss vault
A painting of a princess possibly by the Old Master has been sold digitally—but questions remain over its provenance, the inherent value of non-fungible tokens and who owns what
Restoration of Courtauld Gallery's Botticelli altarpiece yields surprising new discoveries
Technical studies on neglected painting cast valuable light on the workings of the Renaissance master's Florence studio and on the question of attribution
Bellini—who do you think you are? New book challenges 'facts' of Italian Renaissance painter's life
Young Bellini is a convincing recontextualisation of archival evidence suggesting artist's birth date and parentage are not as art historians once thought
Dante’s dazzle: was the ineffable light described in the Divine Comedy the inspiration for Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings of Heaven?
Art historian Martin Kemp turns his focus onto the Italian author's interest in the failure of sight when confronted with Empyrean splendours
Saints and stories: vast book reveals the history of the Renaissance altarpiece
This in-depth survey suggests that the development of Italian church altarpieces can be understood through the themes of "icon" and "narrative"
Is Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci? Amid the current flurry of ill-informed controversies, let us turn to the science
Can the leaked Louvre book give us the final word on the much-maligned painting that we all need?
As Italy’s museums reopen, visitors flock for last chance to see reunited Bologna masterpiece broken up 300 years ago
Last week of once in a lifetime exhibition displaying the Griffoni Polyptych—a 16-piece panel painting dating from 1472—at Bologna’s Palazzo Fava
Disarming new findings on Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi
The Louvre’s examination of the picture and independent analysis suggest blessing hand and arm were not part of the artist’s original concept
Master of the putti: instructive book explores Albrecht Dürer's obsession with the little cherubs
Survey including 91 illustrations shows how the artist used the winged gods prolifically in his work
Cultural love-in between Italy and Russia sets ‘soft power’ alarm bells ringing
Growing unease as the special relationship between the two countries gains momentum during the Covid-19 crisis
The full-colour beauty of the recently restored Catherine de’ Medici tapestries is revealed in this catalogue
Vibrant illustrations are accompanied by essays that discuss the history, creation and purpose of the textile works
Book on Bellini proves more philosophical than art historical
Scholarly analysis of 15th-century Venetian painter aims to bring his work into the 21st century
This was the most prolific year for Leonardo scholarship in history—here is a detailed guide to the best books
At least 250 volumes in European languages have been published in 2019, the year that saw the world commemorate 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci's death
The story of how a Renaissance papal librarian took up residence in New England is uncovered in this book
The authors explain who Tommaso Inghirami was and how the first painting by Raphael came to the US
Pioneering Renaissance artists Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana are united for Prado show
Exhibition in Madrid will include more than 60 works by the two painters and will “break the idea of small works being clichés of female artists”
Back to scuola: book series provides accessible introduction to Italian and Northern Renaissance art
The five volumes offer a range of perspectives and chronological breadth for budding scholars of the field
Leonardo at the Louvre: an exclusive first look at this year's biggest blockbuster
We reveal the research and science behind the monograph exhibition exploring the Renaissance painter's artistic evolution
As Prado becomes hub for Fra Angelico works, new show builds on museum's exceptional collection
Paintings by Florentine artist at Madrid institution are beautifully and sensitively displayed alongside an impressive range of works in other media