https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/renaissance/RSS feed for RenaissanceenMon, 17 Aug 2026 19:36:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-sicilians-flocked-to-religious-festival-thieves-broke-into-nearby-museum-stole-four-renaissance-paintings-180989352/The missing works include three panels from a 15th-century altarpiece by Antonello da Messina, as well as a two-sided devotional painting by the artistMon, 17 Aug 2026 19:36:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/as-sicilians-flocked-to-religious-festival-thieves-broke-into-nearby-museum-stole-four-renaissance-paintings-180989352/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-total-solar-eclipse-is-coming-to-spain-this-madrid-museum-is-celebrating-with-a-digital-artwork-illuminating-its-paintings-in-the-light-of-the-eclipse-180989311/A new animation from The Prado, called "El Prado a la luz del eclipse," uses A.I. to imagine masterpieces by Goya and Velázquez as if their scenes occurred during a total solar eclipseTue, 11 Aug 2026 21:08:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-total-solar-eclipse-is-coming-to-spain-this-madrid-museum-is-celebrating-with-a-digital-artwork-illuminating-its-paintings-in-the-light-of-the-eclipse-180989311/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-italys-most-popular-attractions-the-uffizi-galleries-in-florence-reveals-plans-for-a-major-renovation-over-the-next-two-years-180989295/The collection of treasures, many of them connected to the Medici family, includes Italian Renaissance masterpieces, a palace and a courtly gardenFri, 07 Aug 2026 18:22:09 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-of-italys-most-popular-attractions-the-uffizi-galleries-in-florence-reveals-plans-for-a-major-renovation-over-the-next-two-years-180989295/