Archaeologists Are Recreating the Long-Lost Recipe for Egyptian Blue, the World’s Oldest Known Synthetic Pigment
Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the pigment’s recipe was eventually lost to history
These 11 Marble Sculptures of Iconic Artists Once Decorated One of America’s First Art Museums. What Happened to Them?
The Corcoran Gallery of Art was adorned with the statues, commissioned in the late 1800s. But since then, they’ve changed hands many times and finally found their way back to each other in a botanical garden
See the Miniature Portrait of Mary Magdalene That Raphael Painted When He Was Only 20
Created around 1503, the painting—which just sold at auction for $3.1 million—depicts the saint after the crucifixion of Jesus, when she entered a period of repentance
See How Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael Entered and Exited Each Other’s Worlds
A new exhibition in London examines the relationship between the three Italian Renaissance artists, who came together in Florence in 1504
You Can Actually Smell the Incense, Rainy Meadows and Musty Cloth in These Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
At an exhibition in England, curators have placed artworks alongside diffusers that dispense carefully crafted fragrances, which visitors can trigger by pushing a button
See Rare Italian Renaissance Drawings at Buckingham Palace
An upcoming exhibition will feature 160 sketches by Italian masters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Titian
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Long-Overlooked Raphael Masterpiece
A facial recognition analysis found that the faces in a mysterious painting are virtually identical to those in the artist’s “Sistine Madonna”
New Online Tool Reveals Raphael’s Sistine Chapel Cartoons in Stunning Detail
High-resolution scans from the V&A offer an unprecedented view of the Renaissance drawings, down to every last line and wrinkle
3-D Facial Reconstruction Suggests Raphael Self-Portrait Presents Idealized Version of the Artist
The new model reveals the Renaissance giant’s prominent nose
New Research Suggests Bloodletting, Pneumonia Killed Raphael
The artist failed to disclose his late-night outings to physicians, leading them to misdiagnose his illness
For One Week Only, Raphael’s Tapestries Return to the Sistine Chapel
This is the first time all 12 of the Renaissance creations have been united in their original home since the 16th century
Raphael’s Madonnas Come Together in Berlin Exhibition
Seven artworks on display at the Gemäldegalerie museum highlight the unique sensibilities Raphael brought to an iconic devotional scene