Renaissance Art: Hans Holbein c. 1533 ‘The Ambassadors’ (detail of the Celestial Globe)
Posted: November 26, 2016 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Celestial Globe, Hans Holbein, Renaissance art Leave a commentThe Triumph of History over Time, 1772
Posted: March 17, 2016 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: 1700s, Anton Raphael Mengs, Renaissance art 1 Comment
The Triumph of History over Time, 1772
Anton Raphael Mengs (1728–1779)
‘Death and the Maiden’
Posted: February 14, 2016 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: 16th Century, Death and the Maiden, Germany, Renaissance art Leave a commentLes Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Posted: January 4, 2016 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Illuminated Manuscript, Les Trés Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, LIMBOURG brothers, Painting, Renaissance art Leave a commentAlessandro Allori: ‘The Body of Christ with Two Angels’, c. 1600, Szépmûvészeti Múzeum
Posted: December 23, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Alessandro Allori, Body of Christ, Christ, Christmas, Epistle of James, God, Grace (Christianity), Holy Spirit, Renaissance art, Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, The Body of Christ with Two Angels Leave a comment
ALLORI, Alessandro
The Body of Christ with Two Angels
c. 1600
Oil on copper, 45 x 39 cm
Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
Francesco Cabianca: Deposition of Christ, 1711
Posted: December 23, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Christian tradition, Francesco Cabianca, God, Italy, Marble, Paul the Apostle, Renaissance art, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Sculpture, Venice Leave a comment
CABIANCA, Francesco
Deposition of Christ
1711
Marble
Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
Renaissance Art: ‘Lucas Cranach the Elder’
Posted: December 20, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Painting, Renaissance art Leave a comment‘The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple’: Fra Carnevale c. 1467
Posted: December 9, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: 1600s, Christianity, Fra Carnevale, Renaissance art, The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple Leave a comment
Fra Carnevale c. 1467
The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple
Renaissance Art: Couples
Posted: November 22, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Mediasphere | Tags: Renaissance art Leave a commentRenaissance Art: Maria Maggiore, Rome
Posted: November 17, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Global, History | Tags: Italy, Maria Maggiore, Renaissance art, Rome Leave a commentGheraducci, Heraducci, Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli (Folio 155v) c. 1370
Posted: November 9, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Mediasphere, Religion | Tags: Gheraducci, Heraducci, Middle Ages, Painting, Renaissance art, Santa Maria degli Angeli Leave a commentGradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli (Folio 155v)c. 1370
Juno Receiving the Head of Argos
Posted: September 30, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Jacopo Amigoni, Juno Receiving the Head of Argos, Painting, Renaissance, Renaissance art Leave a comment
AMIGONI, Jacopo
Juno Receiving the Head of Argos
1730-32
Oil on canvas, 108 x 72 cm
Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Bartolomeo Ammanati: The Fountain of Neptune, 1565
Posted: September 28, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, David (Michelangelo), Florence, Florence Cathedral, Fountain of Neptune, Piazza della Signoria, PISA, Ponte Vecchio, Renaissance art, Rome, Tuscany Leave a comment
Bartolomeo Ammanati, The Fountain of Neptune (detail) 1565, Bronze, Piazza della Signoria, Florence
The Last Judgment, Dirck Barendsz, 1651
Posted: July 4, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Dirck Barendsz, Fara in Sabina, Lazio Italy, Oil on Plaster, Painting, Renaissance art, The Last Judgement Leave a comment
Dirck Barendsz – The Last Judgment
1561
oil on plaster
Fara in Sabina, Lazio, Italy
Lodovico Mazzolino: The Holy Family with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino c.1530
Posted: March 6, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: 16th Century, Lodovico Mazzolino, London, National Gallery, Renaissance, Renaissance art, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Leave a comment
Lodovico Mazzolino – The Holy Family with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino; National Gallery, London, England; c.1530
Beheading of Saint Paul c. 1278-1279
Posted: February 4, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Christianity, Middle Ages, Painting, Renaissance, Renaissance art, Saint Paul 2 Comments
Beheading of Saint Paul c. 1278-1279
The Temptation of Adam and Eve
Posted: January 24, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Abraham, Abraham Maslow, Adam and Eve, Bible, Chosen people, Christianity, Girolamo Macchietti, Israel, New Gods, Painting, Renaissance art, United States 1 Comment
The Temptation of Adam and Eve
Oil on panel, 97 x 60.5 cm
Collection: National Trust
The Apocalypse Tapestry
Posted: January 21, 2015 Filed under: Mediasphere | Tags: 100 years war, Adolf Hitler, book of Revelations, Chateau d’Angers, England, France, French Revolution, Great Comet, Italy, Normandy landings, Renaissance art, World War II 2 Comments
The Apocalypse Tapestry is a 14th century French work commissioned by the Duke of Anjou. In over 90 scenes it portrays the apocalypse as described by John in the New Testament book of Revelations. Allusions to the 100 years war with England are also present. The Anjous held the tapestry for a century before gifting it to Angers Cathedral. During the French Revolution the tapestry was stolen, cut into pieces, and used for functional purposes ranging from floor mats to insulating stables. During the 19th century a canon of the cathedral located the pieces (all but 16 were successfully recovered) and began restorative work. After World War II the tapestry once again moved, this time to Chateau d’Angers. In order to preserve the 300 foot masterpiece a special gallery with dim lighting and custom ventilation was built within the castle where it remains on view today.
Cleopatra, ca. 1695
Posted: December 28, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Carlo Maratta, Cleopatra, Italy, Renaissance art, RISD 1 Comment
After Carlo Maratta
Italian, 1625-1713
Cleopatra, ca. 1695
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
‘The Combat of Mars and Minerva,’ 1771
Posted: December 21, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Brussels, Centre for Fine Arts, France, France in the long nineteenth century, Joseph-Benoit Suvee, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Renaissance art, The Combat of Mars and Minerva 1 Comment
SUVÉE, Joseph-Benoit
The Combat of Mars and Minerva
1771
Oil on canvas, 143 x 104 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille
Memmi, Lippo: ‘Mocking of Christ’ c. 1340
Posted: December 20, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Religion | Tags: Benedetto da Maiano, Christ, Christianity, Collegiata Santa Maria Assunta, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Florence, Fresco, Giuliano da Maiano, Italy, Lippo Memmi, Renaissance art, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Vernaccia di San Gimignano 1 Comment
MEMMI, Lippo
Mocking of Christ
c. 1340
Fresco
Collegiata Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano
Giovanni Baglione c. 1602
Posted: December 12, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: 17th century, Caravaggio, Giovanni Baglione, Renaissance art, Rome, Sacred Love, Villa Medici 2 Comments
Giovanni Baglione c. 1602
Sacred and Profane Love
Renaissance Art? Or Ukrainian Parliamentary Fistfight?
Posted: December 7, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Humor, Mediasphere | Tags: Photography, Renaissance art, Ukrainian Parliament 1 Comment
Someone took a candid photo of a fight in Ukranian Parliament that is as well-composed as the best renaissance art
Today in History: 1598 Birthday of Bernini, Whose Breathtaking Reimaginings of classical Myth, Including Apollo & Daphne
Posted: December 7, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Apollo, Bernini, Daphne, Renaissance art, Rome 1 Commentrt@CatharineEdwa 2day 1598 birthday of Bernini whose breath-taking reimaginings of classical myth inc Apollo & Daphne pic.twitter.com/EKNTYaX2Lz
— Roman History (@romanhistory1) December 7, 2014
Andrea da Firenze c. 1366-1367
Posted: December 7, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Religion | Tags: Andrea da Firenze, Architecture, Catholic Church, Florence, Italy, Palazzo Vecchio, Renaissance art 1 Comment
Andrea da Firenze c. 1366-1367
Church as Path to Salvation
Jean Bourdichon c. 16th century: King Louis XII
Posted: December 5, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Anne of Brittany, Frankfurt, King Louis X11, Le Roncole, Leon Klinghoffer, Louis XII of France, Pope John XXIII, Pope Pius XII, Renaissance art 1 Comment
Jean Bourdichon c. 16th century
King Louis XII
Choir Screen, Michele Sanmicheli c. 1534
Posted: December 5, 2014 Filed under: Mediasphere | Tags: Architecture, Choir Screen, EUROPE, Michele Sanmicheli, Renaissance art, Rome, Venetian 1 Comment
Michele Sanmicheli c. 1534
Choir Screen
Nicholas Bataille c. 1375-1379: ‘The Harlot Seated on the Beast’
Posted: December 4, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Nicholas Bataille, Renaissance art, The Harlot Seated on the Beast 1 Comment
Nicholas Bataille c. 1375-1379
The Harlot Seated on the Beast
Duomo, Florence
Posted: December 3, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Mediasphere, Religion | Tags: Cathedral, Duomo Florence, EUROPE, Florence, Renaissance art 2 Comments
Duomo, Florence
Santa Maria delle Grazie, Donato Bramante
Posted: November 28, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Religion | Tags: Architecture, Donato Bramante, Renaissance art, Santa Maria delle Grazie Leave a comment
Donato Bramante c. 1493
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Philibert de L’orme, Chateau d’Anet
Posted: November 25, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History | Tags: Architecture, Chateau d’Anet, Philibert de L’orme, Renaissance art Leave a comment
Philibert de L’orme c. 1547-1552
Chateau d’Anet
Coronation of the Virgin in Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Posted: November 23, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Amalfi Coast, Arno, Bargello, Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Renaissance art, San Marco, Uffizi Leave a comment
Coronation of the Virgin in Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Jean Bourdichon: Martyrdom of St. Ursula
Posted: November 22, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, History, Religion | Tags: Jean Bourdichon, Martyrdom of St. Ursula, Renaissance art 2 Comments
Martyrdom of St. Ursula – Jean Bourdichon
Domenico di Bartolo c. 1443
Posted: November 22, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Religion | Tags: Domenico di Bartolo, Renaissance art 1 Comment
Domenico di Bartolo c. 1443
Enlargement of the Hospital
Secret histories: sex lives of the Renaissance artists
Posted: May 30, 2013 Filed under: Mediasphere, Reading Room | Tags: Florence, Human sexual activity, Leonardo, Raphael, Renaissance, Renaissance art, Sexuality, Titian Leave a comment
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