Our writer sits down with Purdue Art History professor Beth Woodward to explore the under-appreciated nuances of Renaissance art.

Casting aside old ideas in order to progress forward is a typical theme of most protests, yet there are some movements that use the past in order to stand up against the future.

The recovery of the artistic ideals of classical antiquity between 1400 and 1600 was hardly the only major period of cultural rebirth.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to scholars Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita about their new book on nuns, "Convent Wisdom," and what we can learn from them.

A 16th-century engraving of a rhinoceros with scaly skin emerges as part-lizard, part-beast. A witchy woman and a suspicious horse peer at a man, mysteriously lying dead on the ground. Tree trunks ...

A long-standing tradition continues this weekend in Las Cruces as thousands gathered for the 54th Annual Renaissance Artfaire. “We take this beautiful 22-acre city park and turn it into a magical ...

The sword isn’t much more than a rusty relic at first glance. Researchers at Germany’s University of Jena (formally Friedrich ...

Get ready to step back in time and enjoy Renaissance-era activities here in Michigan starting this weekend. The Michigan Renaissance Festival opens Aug. 16 and runs weekends through late September, a ...

Language during the English Renaissance displayed the wealth, stature, power, and class of the speaker. And it may sounds a little strange if you listen closely during the Michigan Renaissance ...