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In a bid to keep two Titian masterpieces in the UK, this week Tracey Emin delivered a petition to the government signed by Britain's top artists.

"Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian" presents Masters of Northern and Southern Europe. The exhibition explores the importance of portraiture during the Renaissance.

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

Early Renaissance Art may have started in Rome and Tuscany, but Venice was the leading center of art in Northern Italy.

How much do you know about each of these works of art from the 16th century and the museums where they reside?

What are the subjects doing in the paintings of 16th- and 17th-century Italian artists Titian and Rosa and where can visitors see these paintings today?

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

European artists in 14th to 16th centuries have celebrated shortened names more famous than their given names.

D.C.'s National Gallery groups this exhibit by theme (religious subjects, pastoral landscapes, portraits, nudes) to show the innovative treatments by Venetian artists.

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 saga of the Barnes Foundation and their new museum to be built on Museum Row in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moves forward as the Philly City Council approves a lease.

The Romanesque Basilica di Sant'Antonio, built to enshrine St. Anthony's relics, is one of Europe's major pilgrimage sites, decorated by works of Donatello and Titian.

The UK's national collection of European art from 1250-1900 includes art by Jan van Eyck, van Gogh, Uccello, Botticelli, Titian, Canaletto, Vermeer, Degas and van Dyck

Sant' Ambrogio is a history of architecture, dating back to the 4th century, and Santa Maria della Grazie guards one of the greatest masterpieces of western art.

"Van Dyck and Britain" presents the finest and most important paintings produced by van Dyck during his residency in London from his arrival in 1632 to his death in 1641.

A book for children encourages them to look at and engage with art, so that as they grow up they will be able to understand and appreciate art, art galleries and museums

A world class collection of fine art in Madrid's Paseo del Arte

If the line is too long at the Uffizi, there are other art museums in Florence that are also awe-inspiring, with no wait to get in. The best of these are described here.

Frescoes from the 14th century, paintings by Titian and Tiepolo and Venetian architecture compete with good restaurants and the United Colors of Benetton

Genius El Greco was honored by a contemporary poet; Juan Fernández Navarrete was given the Moniker "El Mudo"

Some of art history's greatest minds lived and worked during the Renaissance. Which were honored by Lorenzo Valla, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Paul Cezanne, or Joshua Reynolds?

Madrid's Prado Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection and Art Center of Queen Sophia constitute one of the world's greatest concentrations of fine art open to the public.

The British Museum is planning shows which will explore West African Sculptures from the Kingdom of Ife, Italian Renaissance Drawings, and the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Despite the inconsistencies between their work or lifestyles and the traditional Catholic beliefs, these artists, authors and scientists are all Catholic.

Often called the artistic and spiritual center of Spain, Toledo's walled city provides tourists with over 2000 years of a medieval history, just a short trip from Madrid

Madrid offers art aficionados three excellent museums that display some of the greatest paintings anywhere in the world, all within a ten-minute walk.

Question: What is the putto in Nicolas Poussin's painting "Aurora and Cephalus" doing? Answer: Showing the huntsman Cephalus a small portrait of his wife Procris.

No one would go Venice without visiting the beautiful Piazza San Marco - St. Mark's Square. Or pausing atop Rialto Bridge to watch gondolas glide along the Grand Canal.

The Wallace Collection is a public museum in a stately London townhouse. Tour one of the greatest private collections of art ever bequeathed to the British nation.

Confused by the architecture terms guidebooks and guides use to describe Medieval and Gothic churches and monasteries? Learn these names for the basic parts of a church.

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?

Gericault a French Neo-Baroque painter is most known for this dramatic painting based on actual events.

In European and American history there are many interesting periods which could set the scene for a biography.

Andy Warhol and G. F. Watts, Van Eyck to Titian, Bruegel to Rubens, or Turner to Gauguin: London's art galleries are bursting with exciting exhibitions for Winter 2008

Famous Western artists in 13th to 17th centuries have celebrated nicknames more famous than their given names.

In 1492, the same year that Columbus discovered America for Spain a rich nobleman in Italy was creating Ferrara, "the first modern European city."

The Venetian Renaissance palazzo styled Kingston Lacy House in Dorset was home to the Bankes family before being bequeathed to the National Trust in 1981.

Confirm your knowledge of modern art history with an overview of art history events from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Test your knowledge of these 17th-century Dutch painters and absorb perhaps-obscure facts about them.

The NG's Take Art outreach programme provides opportunities for long-term hospital patients to enjoy and examine famous works of art in hospital school rooms and wards.

Long before Richard Nixon married Patricia Ryan and went on to the US Presidency, he had been engaged to a young woman who was a fellow student at Whittier High School.

Attractively set on the broad River Elbe, Dresden, famous for its grand baroque buildings, Semper Opera and priceless collections of art, is being painstakingly restored.

Florence is the best world destination for Renaissance art and architecture. Spring is a lovely time for a vacation here, and these top activities make it memorable trip.

The Top Ten visitor attractions in Cambridge, near London, include Fitzwilliam Museum, the Backs, King's College Chapel, Trinity, Punting the River Cam, and its pubs.

Charles Willson Peale painted some of the most memorable portraits in American history during the period surrounding the revolution, and spawned a family of artists.

Originally created to help dispel rumours of homosexuality in the Batcave, the Batgirl character has taken on a life, and a fan base of her own in television and film.

The Kimbell and Amon Carter museums, Stockyard Station Market, Log Cabin Village, Casa Manana and huge murals are a sampling of this historic frontier town's attractions

Italian Giambattista Tiepolo was virtuoso of fresco painting & Welsh Richard Wilson was honored by John Constable as landscape painter with unique naturalistic style.

The groundbreaking anatomical images of famous anatomist, Andreas Vesalius, are a landmark in the history of medicine and the development of anatomy.

The Zwinger Palace is one of Dresden, Germany's best attractions. Built to rival Versailles, the Palace features beautiful gardens, an Old Masters museum and more.