Where Is The Real Mona Lisa Now?
Well, the answer to that question depends on whether you are talking about the painting or the body. Reported by Ansa News on Thursday, January 19, 2007, Italian scholar Giuseppe Pallatini…
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Vittore Carpaccio Returned to Favor After Centuries of Neglect
Venetian Renaissance painter Vittore Carpaccio (1472-1526) is another Italian Renaissance artist like Botticelli whose career fell into disfavor for many centuries until favor was restored in the 19th century. Although most…
Titian’s Venus of Urbino
Titian’s Venus of Urbino has the trademark red-gold hair that history has named “Titian” after the artist’s name because of his frequent use of the brownish orange color. Titian’s Venus of…
The Rise of the Medici, Florentine Bankers
At the heart of Italian Renaissance patronage was the rise of the Florentine Medici family. It is unclear exactly where the name Medici originated, but by the early fifteenth century, Giovanni…
The Life of Raphael Sanzio
Italian Renaissance painter, Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), was born in Urbino to Giovanni Sanzio, a poet and painter in the court of Guidobaldo Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino. With his father’s connections, Raphael…
The Life and Work of Sandro Botticelli
The life and work of Sandro Botticelli were seldom mentioned for several centuries following the end of the Italian Renaissance. The name Sandra Botticelli is so well known today that it…
The Este Of Ferrara | Descended From Trojan Princes?
The Italian Renaissance Este family of Ferrara patronized a privileged group of artists during the fifteenth century in the court of Niccolo III d’Este. Partial to themes of courtly recreation, Este…
The Dark Side of Art: Botticelli, Lorenzo and Savonarola Part 3
<< Previous 1 2 [3] 4 Next >> It was a time of turmoil, both political and religious, so Lorenzo provided elaborate entertainments for the masses. It has been suggested that…
The Dark Side of Art: Botticelli, Lorenzo and Savonarola Part 2
<< Previous 1 [2] 3 4 Next >> As the High Renaissance was ushered in at the beginning of the sixteenth century, Botticelli had already fallen into disfavor, at times barely…
The Artist Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)
Venetian Renaissance artist Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c. 1485-1576) was at the apex of the Venetian school of painting during the Italian Renaissance. The artist Titian received much of his training in…
