Ivory spoons from West Africa were imported into Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Renaissance
The courts of renaissance Italy glittered with splendor.
The Italian renaissance court artist
Entering the private chapel of Eleanora of Toledo, Duchess of Florence is like stepping into a jeweled box.
A chapel for Eleonora di Toledo, Duchess ...
What's the difference between classic art, classical art, and classicism?
Classic, classical, and classicism explained
This brief introduction is intended to orient you to some important, basic information as you begin to study Italian renaissance art.
A primer for Italian renaissance art
Late-medieval and early modern northern European workshops operated on the principles of cooperative learning and collaboration.
The role of the workshop in late ...
The Ponte Vecchio is one of few surviving medieval urbanized bridges in all of Europe.
The Ponte Vecchio (“Old Bridge”) in Florence
The Cantino planisphere, made by an unknown Portuguese chartmaker depicts what the Portuguese knew of the world in 1502.
The Cantino Planisphere
Humanism looked to antiquity for inspiration in reforming society and had a tremendous impact on all aspects of life.
Humanism in renaissance Italy
Artists explored new approaches to form inspired by surviving art and architecture from antiquity as well as ancient authors’ discussions of them.
Humanism in Italian renaissance art
A massive, over-life-sized sculptural group of St. George and the Dragon in the City Church of St. Nicholas, Stockholm reads like a fairy tale.
St. George and the Dragon, Storkyrkan Stockholm
St Vincent, who is portrayed on this coin, was the patron saint of Portugal and of navigation
Gold S. Vincente of João III
Surviving drawings from the 15th and 16th centuries offer the chance to see the evolution of a pictorial idea from infancy to final state.
Preparatory drawing during the Italian renaissance, an ...
Artistic exchanges between Venice and Crete at that time contributed to the formation of an artistic environment unique in the Italian renaissance.
Greek painters in renaissance Venice
Michelangelo's art could be tender and lyrical, dwelling upon the inherent tensions of the human condition.
Michelangelo, Taddei Tondo
Titian's works are his attempt to represent the unruly supernatural forces of the ancient world and the strife they inflict on human beings, which remain as relevant as ever.
Titian, Diana and Actaeon
The Torre de Belém (Tower of Belém) remains one of the main symbols of Portugal’s global expansion during the so-called Age of Exploration
The Tower of Belém
The Laudario of Sant'Agnese is one of the most important examples of early Renaissance illumination and it was decorated by two of the most sought-after workshops at the time.
Laudario of Sant’Agnese
The Italian renaissance workshop's very presence creates a paradox: how can one reconcile the notion that the individual genius we note in the work of key Renaissance figures is actually thanks to the efforts of many?
The role of the workshop in Italian ...
Bellini zooms in on three figures—the Virgin Mary, Christ, and John—to create a sense of our being with them after Christ's death
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