The Renaissance as a Global Conversation
Exploring how Eastern knowledge fueled the Renaissance shows Europe’s achievements were truly global.
The Art of War and Collection
A tale of theft, war, and cultural exchange reveals how art, even when stolen, can unite and inspire across borders.
The Greatest Picture in the World
In 1944, Anthony Clarke remembered something that stopped the destruction of Sansepolcro and the greatest picture in the world.
The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men risked their lives to save Europe’s stolen art from Nazi looting, preserving humanity’s shared cultural heritage.
Botticelli’s Venus
Meet Simonetta Vespucci, the muse who breathed beauty, passion, and symbolism into Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpieces.
The House of Sforza
From mercenary to duke, from betrayal to exile, the Sforza men carved Milan into a battlefield of ambition, cunning, and survival.
The House of Medici
Meet the Medici: bankers, patrons, and powerbrokers whose wealth and vision shaped the Italian Renaissance.
Man vs. turtle
420 years after the Renaissance Masters - Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo - died, they were reborn as crime fighting turtles. But how closely related are they?
Michelangelo: Fact vs Fiction
Given the sheer volume of surviving documents written by, to, and about Michelangelo, it’s a wonder that we have so many myths relating to the Renaissance Master. Time to see what’s fact, what’s fiction, and what has been exaggerated.
Raphael: Homage or Theft?
Considered one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael is clearly highly influenced by other artists. But where do you draw the line? Where is the line between inspiration, quotation and plagiarism? And was Michelangelo's reaction justified?
