classic art

Murder Renaissance men with theology, seduction, and firearms

17 Sep 2015 1 min read News

Classical music and art reminiscent of the Renaissance period are at the forefront of Masques and Murders, the newest game by designer James D. Patton. Players must navigate court as a lady dealing with the aftermath of her brother and father’s murders, which has left her heir to a fortune. Meanwhil

Reel in horror at Layers of Fear’s freakish twist on fine art

10 Aug 2015 2 min read News

There’s something eerie about da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine—that distant stare, the strangely serpentine choice of rodent, the utter darkness of the backdrop, perhaps? Even before the trailer for Layers of Fear transforms the subject of da Vinci’s portrait work into a skeletal atrocity gripping a s