While its title — Italian Renaissance Learning Resources — is painfully dull, the site gives some compelling insight into the 14th to 16th century as a span of changing art and society.

“In Italy, nature, art and religion combine to enrich the humblest lives,” Edith Wharton wrote in her 1905 travel memoir, “Italian Backgrounds,” after visiting three of the sanctuaries.

Just as the Italian Old Mistresses were overshadowed by Dutch Golden Age painters in the genre of still life, their legacy of working for the courts and political dynasties found less traction too — ...

Compare auction performance of Central Italian School, 17th Century . View and compare similar lots prices. View comparable artworks.

With Imagine: New Imagery in Italian Art 1960-1969, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice is currently home to such a show. ... Franco Angeli’s ‘Papal Crest’ (1964) ...

You might want to check out the Italian American Museum of Washington, D.C. Click to toggle navigation menu. ... Find lesser-known Italian art and history at this off-the-beaten path museum in NW.