Renaissance

How the simple fork almost tore apart the fabric of society

History & Culture

How the simple fork almost tore apart the fabric of society

How the simple fork almost tore apart the fabric of society

'Faerie smut' is having a moment — just like it did in 1500

History & Culture

'Faerie smut' is having a moment — just like it did in 1500

'Faerie smut' is having a moment — just like it did in 1500

The real history of the Borgia family and their cursed 'black legend'

History & Culture

The real history of the Borgia family and their cursed 'black legend'

The real history of the Borgia family and their cursed 'black legend'

A surprising must-wear for European monarchs? Weasels.

History & Culture

A surprising must-wear for European monarchs? Weasels.

A surprising must-wear for European monarchs? Weasels.

What inspired this 16th-century map of sea monsters?

History & Culture

What inspired this 16th-century map of sea monsters?

What inspired this 16th-century map of sea monsters?

Does this ‘secret room’ contain Michelangelo’s lost artwork?

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Genius

Does this ‘secret room’ contain Michelangelo’s lost artwork?

Does this ‘secret room’ contain Michelangelo’s lost artwork?

Beards and mustaches have a weirder history than you think

History & Culture

Beards and mustaches have a weirder history than you think

Beards and mustaches have a weirder history than you think

The window into Leonardo da Vinci's creativity? His sketchbooks

History Magazine

The window into Leonardo da Vinci's creativity? His sketchbooks

The window into Leonardo da Vinci's creativity? His sketchbooks

Dante's 'Inferno' is a journey to hell and back

History Magazine

Dante's 'Inferno' is a journey to hell and back

Dante's 'Inferno' is a journey to hell and back

What's inside Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks?

History Magazine

What's inside Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks?

What's inside Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks?

This artist became the first female Renaissance superstar

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This artist became the first female Renaissance superstar

This artist became the first female Renaissance superstar

These frescoes shattered conventions in Italian art

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World Heritage

These frescoes shattered conventions in Italian art

These frescoes shattered conventions in Italian art

Did Michelangelo fake this iconic ancient statue?

History Magazine

Did Michelangelo fake this iconic ancient statue?

Did Michelangelo fake this iconic ancient statue?

Need to complain? Here’s how Renaissance-era Venetians did it

Travel

Need to complain? Here’s how Renaissance-era Venetians did it

Need to complain? Here’s how Renaissance-era Venetians did it

The Renaissance 'Prince of Painters' made a big impact in his short life

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The Renaissance 'Prince of Painters' made a big impact in his short life

The Renaissance 'Prince of Painters' made a big impact in his short life

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