Early Renaissance Art
The Early Renaissance time period in art falls between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the High Renaissance. Early Renaissance art first developed in the city of…
Category: Italian Renaissance art
Luca della Robbia | Italian Renaissance Workshop Secrets
Luca della Robbia (1399-1482) is the most well-known member of his artistic family due to his development of colored, glazed terracotta sculptures using his own secret workshop formula. An Early Italian…
Raphael’s Fine Art Tapestry: The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
Italian Renaissance artist Raphael Sanzio designed a cartoon for his fine art tapestry of The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, then sent the design to Flemish art tapestry weaver Pieter van Edingen…
The School of Athens by Raphael
The School of Athens by Raphael Sanzio is a fresco painting decorating the private library of the pope, the Stanza della Segnatura, in the Vatican palace in Rome. The School of…
Ludovico Gonzaga, The Court of Mantua
Ludovico Gonzaga, condottiere and court ruler of Mantua, turned his castle named the Corte into a luxurious showplace for the visit of Pope Pius II in 1459. The most impressive room…
The Tribute Money by Masaccio
For the first time since antiquity in Western art, we see the use of full perspective in The Tribute Money by Italian Renaissance artist, Masaccio. The Tribute Money by Masaccio is…
Correggio, Renaissance Master of Illusionism
Correggio, the High Renaissance painter whose real name was Antonio Allegri, was an Italian Renaissance artist about whom little is known. Renaissance historian Giorgio Vasari claimed that Correggio never went to…
For That Knee Alone, A Tale of Italian Renaissance Rivals Part 2
<< Previous 1 [2] Next >> Raphael’s work in the Vatican Stanze was open to the curious; while Michelangelo left strict orders that no visitors were to be allowed in the…
Mannerism in Art
Mannerism in art appears following the death of Raphael Sanzio in 1520, a new style that emerged in Florence and Rome. Focused on the human figure, Mannerism in art depicted forms…
The Dark Side of Art: Botticelli, Lorenzo and Savonarola Part 4
<< Previous 1 2 3 [4] Next >> Botticelli turned his mind back to religious themes on his return to Florence, but his Medicean patronage dried up with the death of…