Missing Fra Angelico Paintings Found Behind a Door
Imagine the surprise of art experts when two paintings by Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico were found in November, 2006 behind a door in an apartment in Oxford, England. Fra Angelico…
Category: Italian Renaissance art
The Mannerist Art of Benvenuto Cellini,
Florentine Mannerist artist Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1572) wrote one of the most engaging memoirs ever written, claiming descent back 1500 years to a captain under the command of Julius Caesar in the…
What The Roman Emperor Nero Did For You Part 3
<< Previous 1 2 [3] Next >> A young Roman was walking on the Aventine hill only to fall into a hole into a subterranean wonderland. He saw incredible frescoes, appearing…
The Life of Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance Artist
Few men have inspired so much speculation in the world of art over the past five hundred years as has the quintessential Renaissance man, Italian Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).…
Jacopo Bellini | Ushered in the Renaissance in Northern Italy
Venetian painter, Jacopo Bellini (c.1400-1470), was head of a family of painters including sons Gentile and Giovanni. An apprentice to International Gothic style painter to Gentile da Fabriano, Bellini’s productive years…
Stolen Art Still Missing: Leonardo’s Madonna with the Yarnwinder
An early work by High Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is his Madonna with the Yarn Winder, stolen from the private collection of the Duke of Buccleuch in Scotland in 2003.…
The Medici Tombs of Michelangelo, New Sacristy, San Lorenzo, Florence
Michelangelo carved the Medici Tombs and was appointed Medici project chief architect, designing the New Sacristy Chapel of the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence which contains the Medici Tombs. The…
Where Is 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…
Holy Trinity by Masaccio
One of the most important works of the Early Renaissance is the fresco of the Holy Trinity of 1426-27 by Masaccio. Clearly evident is Masaccio’s absorption and application of Brunelleschi‘s new…
Jacopo Tintoretto Biography
The famous Venetian man who was nicknamed Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) worked as a painter during the late Italian Renaissance. While he was also known to art historians by the nickname of…
