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Europe 1300 - 1800

Italy: 15th century

The Italian city-states were filled with art—all powered by thriving merchant economies.

1400 - 1500 (Early Renaissance)

Beginner's guide

Learn how to recognize some of the characteristics of Italian Renaissance art.

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Central Italy

Central Italy

Venice

Venice

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Madonnas, Saints, and angels, and churches that recall ancient Roman architecture.

Laudario of Sant’Agnese

Laudario of Sant’Agnese

The role of the workshop in Italian renaissance art

The role of the workshop in Italian renaissance art

Giovanni Bellini, <em>Brera Pietà</em>

Giovanni Bellini, Brera Pietà

Andrea della Robbia’s bambini at the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence

Andrea della Robbia’s bambini at the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence

Michelozzo, Palazzo Medici

Michelozzo, Palazzo Medici

Vittore Carpaccio, <em>Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Rialto Bridge</em>

Vittore Carpaccio, Miracle of the Relic of the Cross at the Rialto Bridge

Hugo van der Goes, <em>Portinari Altarpiece</em>

Hugo van der Goes, Portinari Altarpiece

Conservation: portrait miniatures

Conservation: portrait miniatures

Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques

Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques

Mariko Mori on Botticelli’s <i>The Annunciation</i>

Mariko Mori on Botticelli’s The Annunciation

Filippino Lippi’s <em>Madonna and Child</em>, an early image of enslaved people in renaissance Florence

Filippino Lippi’s Madonna and Child, an early image of enslaved people in renaissance Florence

Napoleon’s appropriation of Italian cultural treasures

Napoleon’s appropriation of Italian cultural treasures

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Dr. David Boffa

Dr. Joseph Dauben

Dr. Sally Hickson

Dr. Heather Horton

Dr. Ellen Hurst

Dr. Joanna Milk Mac Farland

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Dr. Lorenza Smith

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