Roger van der Weyden and the Court of Burgundy
F.M. Godfrey describes the life of an important late medieval painter of royal subjects.
Renaissance
The Eagle and the Viper: Lodovico Il Moro of Milan, A Renaissance Tyrant
The Italian prince who boasted that the Pope was his chaplain, and the Emperor his condottiere, ended his days in 1508, forgotten in a foreign prison
Panipat: The Mughals Strike Twice
The two 16th-century battles of Panipat are little known in the West. But they were pivotal in establishing the Mughal Empire as the dominant power of northern India.
Jan Gossaert: Northern Light
Jan Gossaert made his name working for the Burgundian court and was among the first northern artists to visit Rome, writes Susan Foister, curator of 'Jan Gossaert's Renaissance', the only exhibition in more than 45 years of works by this archetypal ‘Old Master’.
Renaissance Fashion: The Birth of Power Dressing
At what point did it begin to matter what you wore? Ulinka Rublack looks at why the Renaissance was a turning point in people’s attitudes to clothes and their appearance.
V&A’s Medieval & Renaissance Galleries
Miri Rubin explores the medieval galleries at the V&A and the British Museum.
Christian Humanism: from Renaissance to Reformation
Lucy Wooding introduces a highly significant, but often much misunderstood, cultural force.
Machiavelli, Leonardo & Borgia: A Fateful Collusion
What happened when a philosopher, an artist and a ruthless warrior – all giants of the Renaissance – met on campaign in northern Italy? Paul Strathern explains.
The French Renaissance Court
R.J. Knecht looks at the practical considerations behind the smooth operation of the huge courts of the Valois kings of France.
Niccolo Machiavelli – the Cunning Critic of Political Reason
Vincent Barnett reveals that there is more to Machiavelli than his notorious reputation.