Florence isn’t just for art lovers—it’s a fantastic destination for families, too! From climbing the Duomo to exploring hands ...

UNT alumnus Peter Weller’s new book, Leon Battista Alberti in Exile, intertwines his journeys through acting, music and scholarship to illuminate the Renaissance genius of Alberti and the ...

Week in review by Suzanna Murawski On Giotto’s frescoes, the university’s origins & an embattled Klimt. Recent stories of note: “Giotto’s ‘The Legend of St. Francis’: Assisi’s Devotional Frescoes” ...

The pre-Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to celebrating the holy man.

Likely the artist’s final work, this 16th-century painting is a vast, darkly burnished depiction of Christ’s death that is suffused with grief.

European monarchs and religious entities had a penchant for erecting massively elaborate and intricately beautiful monuments ...

Should art museums be showing art history? Or cultural history, which isn't the same thing? Getty and LACMA exhibitions give different answers.

The Los Angeles-based painter Witt Fetter goes on a reinvigorating journey to the Italian island Ponza and immerses in its arresting hues.

There’s no better opportunity to learn about a great artist than during a great restoration. This is certainly the case during the restoration campaign currently underway on Giotto’s Stories of St.

Florence, Italy, has a number of artistic treasures. But the bell tower known as Giotto's Campanile is one of the most alluring, even if the confined space of its passageway may fill some with fear.