And at the end of 1300s, late Middle Ages, very early Renaissance. And this place is still a mystery also for me because I’m still studying these frescoes, because the frescoes are a life cycle ...

Still-life painting has existed since time immemorial and offered us some of the most sublimely beautiful painting in art history. Yet for centuries it was dismissed by critics as merely an ...

Such paintings seem presciently surreal. It's no surprise they inspired Salvador Dali. Bartolomeo Bimbi, 17th Century court painter to the Medici, produced more conventional still life paintings.

These pictures by photographer Rebecca Rütten made me laugh so much because she re-created Renaissance-era poses and still life paintings with people today and a whole lot of junk food. It’s a ...

Fede Galizia, A Glass Compote with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers, Quinces, and a Grasshopper, date unknown, oil on wood panel.Courtesy of Sotheby's. One such artist was Fede Galizia, who lived her entire ...

Say "still-life," and many people quickly visualize opulent paintings by Dutch Old Masters - 17th-century tabletops brimming with the symbolism of blowsy flowers in various stages of decay ...

The 1503 series was inspired by Tagliavini’s love for the art, history, and textures of Italy (though he lives in Switzerland). “Italy is a hub of my life: it’s where I grew up, and in some ...

Milwaukee Art Museum MAM opens Spanish Renaissance & Baroque paintings show. The museum, which has had an excellent slate or more modern exhibitions of late, brings "The Brilliance of the Spanish ...

Still-life painting has existed since time immemorial and offered us some of the most sublimely beautiful painting in art history. Yet for centuries it was dismissed by critics as merely an ...