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Chiaroscuro is an Italian word meaning light an dark. Leonardo Da Vinci pioneered the use of chiaroscuro to create the illusion of relief on a two dimensional surface.

Around 1472, two Renaissance artists, Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci, collaborated on a famous and beautiful painting.

The Late Medieval period in Florence, Italy spawned numerous paintings of Crucifixes. In the Renaissance, the style of crucifixes evolved with changing ideals.

During the Renaissance, many religious paintings showed images of round flying objects that emitted beams of light. Are they sacred symbols or evidence of alien visitors?

Artemisia Gentileschi was a highly skilled painter of the Renaissance and a unique figure in a male oriented art world.

The dolphin, ape, ermine, stag, rabbit, donkey, camel, fox, and rat represent hidden meanings in Medieval and Renaissance paintings.

Pieter Bruegel's rendition is a symbol of his contemporary city of Antwerp.

The art of Italy at the NC Museum of Art spans over 2,000 years with exhibits of pottery, statues, paintings, and period pieces.

People's attitudes toward the great outdoors determine the appeal of landscape painting. As civilization became more interested in nature, landscape painting flourished.

This Renaissance artwork may be a symbol of the Christian miracle of turning water into wine, the Last Supper, or Bruegel's own warning against deadly sin of gluttony.

In altarpiece "Saint Nicholas of Bari," Fra Angelico (c. 1400-1455), Early Renaisance painter and Dominican brother, portrays two miracles associated with St. Nicholas.

Brescia, known in medieval days as Brixia, is a dynamic city in northern Italy. It has a rich artistic heritage that spans ancient times to the Renaissance to today.

The female naked body - a "nude" - is frequent subject matter of Renaissance painting. The nude body portrayed truth, beauty, friendship, and love.

The violet is revered for its beauty and its spiritual significance and is a symbol for humility.

Renaissance painter Raphael Santi (1483-1530) meticulously crafted a 770 cm fresco over the years 1509 to 1510 and titled it "The School of Athens."

Because of a shift in focus to a human-centered approach to life, the Renaissance brought various changes in style in architecture, painting and sculpture.

Italian Renaissance artist Masaccio (1401-1428) had a profound influence on Quattrocento Italian Renaissance painting.

Continuing in the traditions of DK's Eye Witness series, Weapon provides an enlightening inventory of the tools that have helped shape world history

This article tells you why to visit Albi - one of France's most beautiful yet little-known towns with world-class attractions such as the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum

Test your knowledge with this brief overview of art history events from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Recently the Vatican announced that it will look for evidences of extraterrestrial life. It seems that the idea of having alien brothers is not so absurd after all.

Romanesque, Baroque and Renaissance churches are each within a few steps of Piazza del Duomo, and all are must-see sights for travellers in Milan.

The hometown of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec and the Lapérouse Museum makes for a great holiday vacation in Albi, France in Western France.

In 1972, John Berger analyzed visual culture for television viewers. His shows, which he made into a book, can now be viewed on YouTube.

Whether traveling with the family or exploring the city solo, this brief guide will help visitors get a start on their sightseeing.

Visit the Tech Museum in downtown San Jose with its interactive exhibits for people to engage in, Imax screen, and their new unique traveling exhibit this fall 2008.

Visitors to London looking for things to do that are not expensive have a healthy choice of options with many museums and galleries offering free admission.

Florence is home to two of the world's most famous museums, the Accademia and the Uffizi. Both are very popular; I recommend booking tickets when you plan your vacation.

For those seeking a romantic getaway, Prague, lyrically dubbed the "City of a Hundred Spires" for its many multi-spired churches, is the perfect destination.

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

The rose in art is revered for its beauty and its religious significance.

Vrubel is not so well known in the West, but the symbolist painter is one of Russia's great cultural icons.