THE RENAISSANCE: EARLY MODERN EUROPE IN THE NEWS

General Articles

"The Renaissance Festival In Tortosa, Spain," Euromaxx, DW, July 30, 2022.  (5 mins)

Joanna Mendelssohn, "If I Could Go Anywhere: Florence's San Marco Museum, Where Mystical Faith And Classical Knowledge Meet," Conversation, May 2, 2021.

  Nora McGreevy, "How Renaissance Architects Designed Italy's Imposing Domes," Smartnews, Smithsonian, May 26, 2020.

  Charles Nicholl, "'The Beauty And The Terror' By Catherine Fletcher Review -- The Dark Side Of The Italian Renaissance," Guardian, March 12, 2020.

  Leah Clark, "Globalisation Was Rife In The 16th Century -- Clues From Renaissance Paintings," Conversation, May 10, 2019.

  Torsten Landsberg, "500th Birthday Of Catherine De' Medici: Behind Florence's Most Powerful Dynasty," DW, April 12, 2019.

  Rosa Salzberg, "Venice Had Its Own 'Airbnb Problem' During The Renaissance -- Here's How It Coped," Conversation, March 14, 2019.

Craig Barker, "Hidden Women Of History: Caterina Cornaro, The Last Queen Of Cyprus," Conversation, January 8, 2019.

Kat Eschner, "Venice Has Been Married To The Sea For Over A Thousand Years," Smartnews, Smithsonian, May 26, 2017.

Tim Shephard, "Band Posters Of The Renaissance: How Medieval Music Fans Showed Off Their Taste," Conversation, May 23, 2017.

  Kat Eschner, "A Fanatical Monk Inspired 15th-Century Italians To Burn Their Clothes, Makeup And Art," Smithsonian News, February 7, 2017.

Barbie Latza Nadeau, "The Man Who Changed Reading Forever," Smithsonian Journeys Quarterly, November 6, 2015.

  Danny Lewis, "There's An Elephant Buried Underneath The Vatican," Smithsonian News, October 21, 2015.

  Jennifer Schuessler, "A Tribute To The Printer Aldus Manutius, And The Roots Of The Paperback," New York Times, February 26, 2015.

  Christopher Shea, "Ebola Battlers Can Learn From Venice's Response To Black Death," Goats And Soda, NPR, September 20, 2014.

  "A Point Of View: Why Getting The Sack Was Good For Machiavelli," BBC Newsmagazine, August 4, 2013.

  Edward Tenner, "What A 400-Year-Old Bean Reveals About The Renaissance," Atlantic (February 25, 2013).

  Kee Malesky, "How Swiss Guards And Sacred Geese Saved Rome," NPR, May 6, 2012.

  Jonathan Jones, "The Medicis: Money, Myth And Mystery," Guardian, August 10, 2011.

  Sarah Dunant, "When Bling Was A Crime," BBC Newsmagazine, October 22, 2010.

  "Medici Writers Exhumed In Italy," BBC News, July 28, 2007.

  David Willey, "Fresco Fragment Revives Papal Scandal," BBC News, July 21, 2007.

Simon Jenkins, "Dead Birds, Terrorists, Franciscans: It's 15th-Century Florence All Over Again," Guardian, April 14, 2006.

Kathryn Hughes, "I Shop, Therefore I Am," Guardian, December 17, 2005.

Kathryn Hughes, "The Bad Girl Of Rome," Guardian, October 23, 2004.

  "Da Vinci 'Car' Is Brought To Life," BBC News (April 25, 2004).

John Hooper, "Leonardo's Car Brought To Life," Guardian (April 24, 2004).

  "Python Slams 'Overrated' Renaissance," BBC News (February 23, 2004).

  "Borgias Exhibit On Show In Rome," BBC News, October 4, 2002.

"In Search Of Federico In Urbino," Independent, November 13, 2001.

  Doug Mellgren, "Da Vinci Comes To Life 500 Years On," Guardian (November 1, 2001).

  "Leonardo Bridge Opens 500 Years Late," BBC News (October 31, 2001).

Nicholas Lezard, "Dome Alone," Guardian, January 27, 2001.

"Da Vinci Parachute Flies," BBC News (June 27, 2000).

  "Renaissance Chic: Cool of the Rebirth," BBC News (November 23, 1999).

  "Renaissance Machines Are Reborn," BBC News (October 19, 1999).

  "Pope Blesses Restored St. Peter's," BBC News (October 1, 1999).

Fiachra Gibbons, "Leonardo's Dream Realised At Last," Guardian (August 31, 1999).

"Space Travel Enters The 15th Century," BBC News (August 13, 1998).

"The Pope's Official Army," Despatches, BBC News, May 5, 1998.

Art

Brenda Haas, "Donatello: Italian Renaissance Star Gets 'Solo' Exhibition," DW, September 2, 2022.

Meilan Solly, "Inside Hieronymous Bosch's Surreal Visions Of Heaven And Hell," Smithsonian Smartnews, May 2, 2022.

Nora McGreevy, "Why Donatello Was A Father Of The Renaissance," Smithsonian Smartnews, March 30, 2022.

Nora McGreevy, "You Know About Artemisia Gentileschi -- Now Learn About These Other Renaissance Women Artists," Smithsonian Smartnews, March 8, 2022.

Meilan Solly, "How The Medici Used Portraits As Propaganda," Smithsonian Smartnews, June 23, 2021.

  Brenda Haas, "Michelangelo's David Gets 3D-Printed Twin," DW, April 18, 2021.

"'Undiscovered Titian Painting' Found In Ledbury Church," BBC News, March 1, 2021.

  Theresa Machemer, "New Research Suggests Bloodletting, Pneumonia Killed Raphael," Smartnews, Smithsonian, July 22, 2020.

Nadine Wojcik, "Raphael Mega-Exhibition Opens In Rome Amid Coronavirus Threat," DW, March 5, 2020.

Julia Griffin, "Photos: After 500 Years, Raphael's Tapestries Return To The Sistine Chapel," PBS Newshour, February 18, 2020.

  Meilan Solly, "Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Found Hanging Above Woman's Hot Plate Sells For $26.8 Million," Smartnews, Smithsonian, September 25, 2019.

  Meilan Solly, "All Hail The Renaissance Of Artemisia Genteleschi," Smartnews, Smithsonian, December 21, 2018.

  Will Gompertz, "Will Gompertz Reviews Mantegna's Two Panels Reunited At London's National Gallery," BBC News, December 8, 2018.

  Jason Daley, "Earliest Images Of Breast Cancer Found In Renaissance Paintings," Smartnews, Smithsonian, March 2, 2018.

  Anna Bensted, "In Florence, They're Bringing The Works Of Women Artists Out Of The Basement," USA Today, December 26, 2017.

  Joanna Moorhead, "New Renaissance: How Florence Is Freeing Its Great Female Artists," Guardian, December 22, 2017.

  Paula Deitz, "After The Florence Flood: Saving Vasari's 'Last Supper,'" New York Times, November 3, 2016.

"Michelangelo's 500-Year-Old Statue David At Risk Of Collapse," ABC News, May 1, 2014.

Kate Evans, "Should We Hide Michelangelo's David For A Century Or Two?," ABC News, July 4, 2013.

  Alan Johnston, "Sistine Chapel Ceiling At 500: The Vatican's Dilemma," BBC News, October 31, 2012.

  Jonathan Jones, "Leonardo And The Battle Of Michelangelo's Penis," Guardian, November 16, 2010.

Mary Hoffman, "'The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo And The Artistic Duel That Defined The Renaissance,' By Jonathan Jones -- Review," Guardian, May 22, 2010.

Peter Conrad, "'The Lost Battles,' By Jonathan Jones -- Review," Guardian, April 25, 2010.

Jonathan Jones, "The Sword In The Sky," Guardian, December 23, 2003.

Jonathan Jones, "Baldassare Castiglione, Raphael (c. 1514-15)," Guardian, September 13, 2003.

  Jonathan Jones, "A Dream Of Slaughter," Guardian (August 19, 2003).

  Jonathan Jones, "Dark Side Of Da Vinci," Guardian (May 5, 2003).

  Jonathan Jones, "'Why A Book?: Show Me With A Sword,'" Guardian, April 30, 2003.

"The Supercollectors," Observer (April 20, 2003).