Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510) is the creator of world-famous works such as The Birth of Venus. Adored by the Pre-Raphaelites centuries later for his evident romanticism, Botticelli ...

Explore the legacy of the Medici family through its most influential figures, from Cosimo the Elder to Catherine de' Medici.

The French had marched into Italy three years before and opponents of the city’s Medici oligarchs had seized the chance to expel them. Now Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar, dominated Florence ...

In January 1889, after a heated argument with his friend Paul Gauguin that led him to cut off part of his left ear, Vincent van Gogh painted one of the most iconic self-portraits in the history of art ...

In the midst of countywide financial crisis, law enforcement is offering a possible solution to policing the rural communities in east county.

Villa Medici is not just a place of beauty and artistic heritage; it also holds curious and little-known stories that add to its mystique: More than just a historic mansion, Villa Medici is a ...