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 ...

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

Pico’s obsession with the power of language explains his fascination with the enigmatic Savonarola, who urged his Florentine listeners to give up vanities and live purer spiritual lives. The friar’s ...

Can photography ever be an art comparable with painting? The idea that art is the privilege of an elite group is an illusion. The proliferation of photography, be it analogue or digital, has made ...