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The oversized volume, printed by Koberger shortly after Columbus discovered America, was a history, atlas and almanac with biographies and news items - an encyclopedia

The National Gallery and Victoria & Albert Museum pool their resources to show German Renaissance glass, paintings and drawings. Artists include Albrecht Dürer and Grien.

The Italian Renaissance spread to Northern Europe, through King Francis I of France. Shakespeare, Flanders, Erasmus all reflect the Northern Renaissance.

Nurnberg has shed its Nazi image and shows visitors 1,000 years of history, museums, crafts, toys and cathedrals, along with hearty food, robust beer and Bavarian fun

The bat, the toad, the hedgehog, and the pig are symbols of evil or gluttony in Western art.

Compact within its walls, it's a town to take slowly, high on a hilltop, walk the narrow streets amidst history's original medieval houses, public buildings and shops.

This article lists artists whose work can be used in teaching specific Elements of Design.

Which Early Renaissance artist did Vasari make a mistake about, was Raphael's father, was a pioneer of landscape, was godless painter, or became a lay brother?

It was 1510: The Renaissance was in full bloom and Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian scientist, inventor, artist, and musician, was the ideal Renaissance man.

The carnation and the poppy have been revered for their beauty and given symbolic meanings since ancient times.

A Grande Dame along New York's Museum Mile, the Met is nirvana to art lovers and novices alike from around the world.

Symbols in art are our oldest form of visual communication and convey meaning beyond what's obvious.