renaissance art

The Renaissance was one of the greatest periods of creative and intellectual achievement in world history. It was an extraordinary upsurge of learning and artistic activity that spread throughout Europe in the 15t?h ?and 16th…

A few weeks ago I went to Florence. I visited the Uffizi Gallery. I saw Botticelli’s the Birth of Venus. I got the picture and I shared it on my Instagram story. Like the Louvre in Paris or the MET in New York, the Uffizi attracts millions…

Michelangelo Amerighi, who would achieve greatness under the name of Caravaggio, was born in 1571 in Milan. His father, Fermo Amerighi was household administrator for a minor noble, the Marchese of Caravaggio, who lived in the city. When…