Pokemon fan Dingaantouwtje has created Renaissance-style paintings of Pikachu and Bulbasaur as part of a larger project to reinterpret all 151 original Pokemon. Dingaantouwtje's artwork successfully ...

The Renaissance, often hailed as one of the most transformative periods in human history, gave rise to an unparalleled explosion of creativity. For anyone who’s stood before the Sistine Chapel or ...

“By day, he rebuilt postwar Korea through scientific research, and by night, he explored the meaning of life by translating ...

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Consider Michelangelo’s famous “Creation of Adam,” Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” or Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” When you think of Western art’s grand visual narratives of ...

Christine Panyard, a retired psychologist of 43 years and parishioner of the Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn, Mich., is seen in this undated photo. She’s holding a copy of her latest book, ...

The 15-foot by 20-foot portraits loom large. The dramatic subjects call to mind the glorious Joan of Arc preparing to charge into battle or a victorious medieval warrior defeating a dragon. However, ...

Italian researcher Isabella Dalla Ragione has a most unusual job. An “arboreal archaeologist,” Dalla Ragione scours Renaissance paintings and medieval archives, discovering endangered fruits that ...