Yet, for head of prints and drawings Martin Clayton, who, here, selects 158 of them (including nine which are double-sided), Renaissance drawings were, with a few exceptions, “working tools”. Often, ...

Art and culture being accessible to all is "fundamental", the Ashmolean Museum director has said, after securing nearly £5 million in funding to save a rare Italian Renaissance painting.

A museum has raised almost £4.5m to save a rare Italian renaissance painting. The Ashmolean Museum, which is part of the University of Oxford, paid £4.48m for the 1420s crucifixion painting by ...

Art and culture being accessible to all is “fundamental”, the Ashmolean Museum director has said, after securing nearly £5 million in funding to save a rare Italian Renaissance painting.

Titled “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350,” the show features more than 100 artworks made just before the Italian Renaissance flourished. It’s the first major exhibition in the United ...

However, she said it wasn’t often seen in art from the time. “Generally speaking, Renaissance paintings of bodies are representing an idealised form. Even if you see an aberration in the body ...

If you’re looking to dramatically change a room but don’t want to spend a lot of money, time, or even be especially committed to the results, consider removable wallpaper — specifically the ...

The Berkshires museum is getting a transformative gift: 331 artworks from the Renaissance on ... both at the same time is rare. The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., ...