It’s difficult to imagine a time when images of our faces were not only rare and expensive, but treated almost as sacred objects. But in 15th- and 16th-century Europe, portraits were often obscured ...

Lavinia Fontana definitely lived her best life. She defied gender norms to become the breadwinner of her family, she fielded numerous pleas for portraits from noblewomen, and she inserted dogs—a ...

Did a Renaissance painter predict your dog? Did a Renaissance painter predict your dog? Google has announced an exciting new feature for its Arts and Culture app: the ability to search through ...