From Brunelleschi’s ingenious design of the dome crowning the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, to the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel decorated with Michelangelo’s staggering frescoes, ...
In light of the interest in my recent story about George Ingham Barnett, I thought it might be worthwhile to look into the sort of education a young architect such as he would have received back in ...
The styles of Beaux Arts and Italian Renaissance Revival ran on parallel timelines and had similarities. Both were inspired by the classical design elements of ancient Europe — France and Italy, ...
The architectural historian James Ackerman has passed away. He died at the age of 97 on December 31, 2016. Ackerman was a prolific scholar of Italian Renaissance architects Michelangelo and Palladio ...
The preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture, James Ackerman passed away on December 31. A native of San Francisco, Ackerman trained at Yale and then the Institute of Fine Arts, ...
Let's admit that some of us are occasionally uncertain about just where to focus our attention when enjoying an Italian Renaissance painting. Help is in sight—well, at least at London's National ...
The dawn of the 20th century brought new optimism to America and St. Louis. The economy of the city and the nation was thriving. The recent 1900 census showed the population of St. Louis had risen to ...
Painting, music, architecture, and plays with fart jokes were all thriving from 1300-1500. This week, we're going to Italy for a Renaissance. The Middle Ages are over, and it's time to talk about the ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback