Ken Burns takes 4 hours to canonize Leonardo da Vinci. He needed only two.
The celebrated documentarian turns his lens on the great Renaissance polymath, with mixed results.
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Renaissance Rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael Hit London in a Major Museum Show
The Renaissance rivals Michelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael vied for the attention of wealthy Italian patrons during the early ...
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Two art exhibits in DC widen our perspectives of their moments in history
The National Gallery's "Paris 1874" exhibit and the Museum of the Bible's first public viewing of the Megiddo Mosaic both ...
At the Met, Black Artists Salute an Enduring Affinity With Egypt
A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?
Drawing the Italian Renaissance: a 'relentlessly impressive' exhibition
Show at the King's Gallery features an 'enormous cache' of works by the likes of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael ...
Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"
Is there anything worse than getting a little lost in the London Underground? Yes, as it happens – being trapped in that same ...
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Electrician finds rare 17th-century frescoes in Rome palace
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 ...
Archangel Michael: The Only Archangel Named in the Bible
The figure of Saint Michael, or Michael the Archangel, is one of the most powerful and revered beings in religious history. Known as the protector of the faithful and a warrior against evil, Archangel ...
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A visual analysis of ‘Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin’
Mary and Saint Luke are the figures in the foreground, placed on both sides of the composition, while the two more miniature ...