\"The Holy Family\" by Jan Brueghel the Elder clearly shows the influence of the Northern Renaissance both in theme and technical rendering. Brueghel was one of the key artists of the Northern Renaissance, a period characterized by realism, perspective, and the themes of religion and nature in art. ...

The ancestors of man were experimenting with art over 12 thousand years ago - paintings as far back as 15,000 to 10,000 BC have been found in caves. Our history of painting was slow to mature into the art we know and appreciate today. The most prolific period was the Renaissance period, with some ...

Albrecht Dürer was born on May 21, 1471, in Nuremberg, Germany. His father Albrecht Dürer the elder, a goldsmith of lower-middle-class income, sent him to attend Latin school at St. Lorenz. Later Dürer served as an apprentice to his father. Right before becoming an apprentice of the painter Micha...

Italy: A Place of Romance Picture this: You and someone you love sitting on a balcony with a view of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, sipping fine wine and watching all the beautiful lights of the city. Some people could never imagine themselves in Italy. Rumors of the m...

Among the early Renaissance artists, many left long-lasting impressions on the artist to come, but none stood out more than the Florentine painter and architect, Giotto. An outstanding painter, sculptor, and architect, he was recognized as the first genius of art in the Italian Renaissance. Giotto ...