Renaissance art calls to mind some of the greatest names in art history—Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello, just to name a few. Lesser known, however, are the influential women ...

Another iconic painting of women from the Renaissance era is ‘Primavera’. Painted by Sandro Botticelli around 1482, this painting does not feature a single woman, but rather many, all in their ...

Discover the beauty of Renaissance paintings, where art, realism, and storytelling blend to create timeless masterpieces that continue to inspire today. Read on.

Sheila Barker, executive director of Studio Incamminati, a school for Realist painting, said that shows like “Strong Women” helped to “reverse a presumption that is widespread, even in 20th ...

The 1513 portrait “An Old Woman” by Flemish artist Quinten Massys might well be one of the Renaissance’s most famous paintings. It is also one of the period’s most atypical.

Portrait of a Woman, painted by Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Battista Moroni, is joining the Frick’s permanent collection. Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Images. The Frick ...

A portrait of a woman with wrinkled skin, withered breasts, and eyes set deep in their sockets, might well be one of the Renaissance’s most famous paintings. It is also one of the period’s ...

Renaissance art largely excluded Black people, even as it emerged during the early phases of the transatlantic slave trade which ultimately brought 10.7 million African men, women and children to ...