A fresco is a painting technique in which the colours ... decoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, inside the Vatican, and Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, painted on the wall of the ...

Leonardo da Vinci gives us the iconic Last Supper ... actually hired him to decorate his palace -- now the Vatican Museum -- with his paintings. The classical decor and ancient treasures that ...

Leonardo da Vinci, a key historical figure of the Renaissance, left a small but precious collection of paintings. These works, scattered around the world's greatest museums, continue to delight ...

Poldark actor Aidan Turner has said he is "glad" that a new historical drama about Leonardo da Vinci reflects the artist's sexuality. The Amazon Prime TV series stars Turner as the Renaissance ...

Borghese also encouraged and collected Caravaggio, another key early-Baroque artist, from Rome rather than Bologna. In 1607, Borghese made his first great acquisitions when the Vatican seized one ...

The restoration of Apollo Belvedere faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the outbreak ...

“Nosferatu” (1922), directed by F. W. Murnau and written by Henrik Galeen, is a foundational classic of the horror genre. But ...

Visitors from all over are lining up at the Louvre, the Vatican and the Uffizi museums, posing problems for institutions trying to balance accessibility with art preservation. Vatican officials ...

FILE -- Pope Francis, right, talks with Belgium's King Philippe during a private audience at the Vatican ... at Fiumicino International airport Leonardo da Vinci, some 30 kilometers south-west ...