In 1975, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes laid down a melodic mandate that applies to our times: “Wake up, everybody / No more ...

Rare frescoes dating back to the 17th century have been found by chance by an electrician working in Rome's Villa Farnesina. The Renaissance works were discovered a year ago behind a false ceiling ...

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A London exhibition shows how the three painters circled one another as rivals and role models in 16th-century Florence.

Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by blues, reds and golds have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes ...

Rosy-cheeked cherubs surrounded by hues of blue, red and gold have lost none of their brilliance in 17th-century frescoes ...

Mary and Saint Luke are the figures in the foreground, placed on both sides of the composition, while the two more miniature ...

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A conversation with the art historian Claire Bishop about technology's influence on museums and galleries, and her recent book Disordered Attention.