Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was shaping and being shaped by the visual arts of that period. From the 14th ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Following the Dark Middle Ages, which saw few advancements, the Renaissance era promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art. This push created the humanism movement ...

He added, "At Tauck we speak of our 'One Global Family,' which starts with our loyal guests, and we're grateful beyond words ...

Matein Khalid V.S. Naipaul once said that ancestral memories are like“trap doors to a bottomless past”. This was my first thought when I ...

Tauck celebrates its 100th anniversary in Florence, Italy, from 3 to 6 February with a host of activities for over 700 ...

Albert Schweitzer’s visit to the United States in 1949 hit a high note in Chicago, where it all began as an elegant vision for a renaissance ... to the advancement of humanism: “Is there ...

Since Renaissance humanism first made it acceptable—even imperative—for artists to draw attention to themselves, creative types have complied and produced many forms of what curator James Clifton ...

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender ...

Investigates the nature and implications of Renaissance Humanism in Italy (14th and 15th centuries ... Erasmus and Cervantes, along with the art of Giotto, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, ...