Rare Renaissance painting acquired by FAMSF reminds us why permanent collections deserve our attention
In the Legion of Honor’s Renaissance gallery, a new 400-year-old acquisition sparkles with a vibrancy belying its age. San Francisco is the new home to Lavinia Fontana’s 400-year-old painted “Portrait ...
Michelangelo’s iconic Sistine Chapel painting may depict woman with breast cancer
Renaissance figure Michelangelo may have depicted a woman suffering from breast cancer in a famous fresco of a biblical flood on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, according to researchers.
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How to Be a Renaissance Woman by Jill Burke
Book of the Week. An alternative history of the Renaissance, as told by the women behind the paintings - providing a window into their often overlooked or silenced lives.