Take five: curiosities about andrea della robbia

From Raphael and the mysterious Fornarina to Jan Steen with his flirtatious Margriet and Suzanne Valadon, who broke many hearts until she lost hers to a much younger man, Nick Trend explores five romances that made art history

At his studio fringed by the mountains of Klosters, Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt is feverishly cooking up recipes to re-create terra secca , a material used in Renaissance Italy, not only to expand his own artistic horizons, but to help save the planet

Avoiding the curse of the figurative

When we think of all things Italian, in general terms, what do we think of? And how does that translate into music? As a musician, one might think of the heightened emotions of the Romantic era – spec

Taking advantage of the wealth of creative talent gathered in one place for Milan design week, we caught up with today’s stars to hear their thoughts on artificial intelligence and the importance of that human touch

The Taking of Christ , 1602, oil on ...