Its supple curves and innovative engineering are a monument to the genius of Filippo Brunelleschi. 1 of 8 Still, many decades later, no one seemed to have a viable idea of how to build a dome ...

Christie’s announces the online sale Face Time: People in Art through the Ages, a themed auction which looks at portraiture and the representation of people in art, whilst tracing the evolution of the ...

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Located three short blocks south of the Duomo, with striking dome views from a number of guest rooms, a short stroll from the Uffizi, this place may not show up on the radar of most North ...

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Encounter the great scientific minds and discoveries of the Renaissance, which helped cement Italy's role at the forefront of scientific endeavour – from Brunelleschi and Botticelli to polymaths ...

Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of ...

Part two looks at British artist Luke Jerram's contemporary dome, a public artwork in Coal Drops Yard, near King's Cross, and how it has developed over time. (2 of 2 ...

Part two looks at British artist Luke Jerram's contemporary dome, a public artwork in Coal Drops Yard, near King's Cross, and how it has developed over time. (2 of 2 ...