The baroque flute, also known as the traverso, is a delicate wooden instrument that flourished in Europe during the late 17th and 18th centuries. Unlike its modern metal descendant, the baroque flute offers a softer, more intimate tone—warm like aged wine...

Built for security reasons by the Medici family, the Vasari Corridor is a half-mile-long corridor running through the very heart of Florence.

The sackbut is an early brass instrument that was widely used during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

The cornett is a wind instrument from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods, dating back to the 15th century.

Medieval and renaissance art is charming, but it can also be quite strange, to put it mildly. From outlandish hybrid creatures that seem to be straight out of a nightmare, to hilariously obscene sketches, apparently made by bored monks, filling the margin...

Discover what the fashion-conscious Renaissance man would have worn on the battlefield or for jousting with Senior Curator of Metalwork, Angus Patterson.

England, under the volatile Tudor dynasty, was a thriving home for the arts. An international community of artists and merchants, many of them religious refugees, navigated the high-stakes demands of royal patrons, including England’s first two reigning q...

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Beyoncé isn’t breaking souls, she’s saving them! Late Monday night, the Queen Bey released a new song called "Break My Soul." The dance bop is the first offering from "Renaissance," her seventh studio album, which is expected to be released on July 29. "B...