Renaissance Art
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Illusion in the 15th Century Northern Art
Renaissance artists in Northern Europe used the new medium of oil paint to create an illusion of space.
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Differences in Using Perspective
Perspectival illusion of space, invented in the 15th century, was subject to differing interpretations in Northern and Italian Renaissance Art.
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La Bella Simonetta, It Girl of the Renaissance
The name La Bella Simonetta may be a mystery, but her image in Alessandro Botticelli's (ca. 1445 - 1510) Birth of Venus may be the most recognizable in western culture.
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Judith Slaying Holofernes
Artemesia Gentileschi was a painter of the Renaissance period who often favoured heroic women in her choice of subject.
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The Enigma of Da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks
This strange and magical altarpiece is made all the more mysterious because, although pictures by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) are rare, two versions exist.
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Artists and Fame - Albrecht Dürer
The German painter, engraver, printmaker and draughtsman who introduced new levels of perception of the artist as an independent professional.
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Artists and Fame - Ambrogio Lorenzetti
The Italian painter whose career demonstrates that artists of the Late Gothic period had begun to employ ingenious strategies to build their professional status.
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First Art Historians: Ghiberti and Vasari
Lorenzo Ghiberti and Giorgio Vasari were Renaissance artists and historiographers of art whose historical writings laid basis for Art History as an academic discipline.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy – A Review
A review of 16th century events leading to Michelangelo's fresco painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, as portrayed in the film "The Agony and the Ecstasy".
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Female Portraits in Renaissance Art
Patricia Simons investigates the economic, social, and sexual uses of female portraiture in 15th Century Florence.
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Renaissance Artisans and Scholar Frederick Hartt
Frederick Hartt is well-known renaissance scholar who has written several textbook and various essays on Italian Renaissance art.
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Renaissance Mystery: Masaccio Paintings
Italian Renaissance artist Masaccio (1401-1428) had a profound influence on Quattrocento Italian Renaissance painting.
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Renaissance Art: Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors
In 1533 artisan Hans Holbein painted The Ambassadors, a portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selves of Henry VIII's court.
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Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors
In 1533, Hans Holbein painted a pair prominent Henry VIII courtisans: Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selves.
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Renaissance Paintings of Christ on the Cross
The Late Medieval period in Florence, Italy spawned numerous paintings of Crucifixes. In the Renaissance, the style of crucifixes evolved with changing ideals.
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Raphael's School of Athens Painting
Renaissance painter Raphael Santi (1483-1530) meticulously crafted a 770 cm fresco over the years 1509 to 1510 and titled it "The School of Athens."
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Renaissance Painting of Baptism of Christ
Around 1472, two Renaissance artists, Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci, collaborated on a famous and beautiful painting.
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About Michelangelo's Nose
When the Renaissance sculptor and painter Michelangelo was in his teens, his rival Torrigiano crushed his nose, affecting the great sculptor's life and career.
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