Objects and images have become central to communicating across cultural divides, conveying meaning to multiple groups without reliance upon any one spoken language or cultural tradition. Art history ...

Professor Leone’s research focuses on the city of Rome in the early modern period (1400-1800), which provides endless opportunities to study the intersection of art and society. She is interested in ...

Art history is more than memorising dates and artists; it requires interpretation, context, and critical thinking. In this ...

Curator Denise Muller revisits a major movement in American art and history for what may be the most celebrated exhibition the institution has seen “This landmark exhibition celebrates the brilliant ...

John Lansdowne and Stephanie Leone are both Boston College art professors—but one specializes in medieval art, and the other in Renaissance art. For the McMullen Museum of Art’s latest exhibit, ...

Each artist left behind their own distinctive mark on the painting, now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Giovanni Bellini, Feast of the Gods (1514/1529). Courtesy of National ...

What would the Renaissance be without its mysteries and tantalizing gossip? In the spirit of Georgio Vasari's original Renaissance tabloid, The Lives of the Artist, we've compiled a list of the latest ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...