Renaissance Art

September 28, 2025

Watch How Raphael Transformed From a Young Genius to a Renaissance Master

Even the world’s most talented old masters advanced their craft, skill, and vision across time. For Evan Puschak, that evolution can best be traced by comparing artworks that feature the same subject at different points in an artist’s career. A new video essay by Puschak, published through his Nerdwriter YouTube channel, explores exactly that through the lens of Raphael’s numerous Madonna paintings.

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April 3, 2025

Previously Unseen Sketches of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Make Their U.S. Debut

The famed Sistine Chapel and its artist, Michelangelo, gains a new perspective with an ongoing exhibition at the Muscarelle Museum of Art in Williamsburg, Virginia. Titled Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine, the exhibition features 38 objects related to the ideation and planning of the storied chapel located in the heart of the Vatican. Of this number, seven drawings are being shown in the United States for the first time, making this a historic exhibition.

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February 6, 2025

Researchers Uncover Previously Unknown Portrait Beneath Iconic Titian Painting

In his painting Christ Shown to the People (or Ecce Homo), Titian conjures a brutal scene. Beneath the eerie glow of a torchlight, Pontius Pilate, the Roman ruler of Judea, presents Jesus to the unseen crowd who will decide his fate. Researchers in Cyprus, however, have recently discovered the Titian painting is more than simply a religious narrative: it’s also a puzzle, bearing a portrait hidden beneath layers of paint.

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November 29, 2024

Exhibition at the Met Explores How Siena Helped Set the Italian Renaissance in Motion

Florence is often the city that comes to mind when we think of the Italian Renaissance. It's where Botticelli was born, where Michelangelo came into his own, and where the powerful Medici family helped fund a generation of artists. However, many don't realize that the origins of the Renaissance sit about 50 miles south in the town of Siena.

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