The paintings should cover the entire vaulting of the church ... based on a central plan, being popularised in the Baroque era. Here, it was no longer necessary to direct the gaze of the worshippers ...

Guido Reni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Best known for his commissioned frescos in chapels and for his oil paintings of biblical and mythological scenes, Reni’s work is characterized ...

Explore the captivating world of chiaroscuro, from Renaissance paintings to modern films, creating depth and emotion through ...

Baroque culture, he contends ... as well as famous sculptures and paintings. Throughout the era, foreign architects were sponsored to work in the country. The most famous was Dutch artist Tylman van ...

The painting, titled Penitent Mary Magdalene ... Gentileschi is today considered one of the foremost artists of the Baroque ...

The exhibition will be augmented, as always, with a slate of programs and events, including a lecture about the art and life of El Greco by Spanish Baroque art scholar and curator Rebecca Long on ...