Navigating the art of the past requires a different set of tools. Why Study Italian Renaissance Art?...
Renaissance
In pursuit of balance, we may try everything but get to the bottom of nothing. Introduction One...
Much of the ancient art known in the renaissance was not excavated but already part of the...
Different factors contributed to the learned medicine tradition through the more open attitudes of Renaissance humanism. Introduction...
They extolled the active life of the citizen and praised humanity’s capacity to achieve greatness through knowledge....
Revealing valuable visual evidence as to how artistic ingenuity was at times the result not of one...
Many painters in Venetian Crete worked in what was called the “Greek style” and thus retained traits...
The presence of Black sub-Saharan Africans in Venice is well-known to historians. The Miracle of the Relic...
Pressures to elevate the artistic profession began in earnest in the midst of the rising Renaissance era....
This was an intellectual conversation starter—filled with meanings waiting to be decoded by an elite, art-literate audience....
Renaissance architecture was an evolving movement that is, today, commonly divided into three phases: Early, High, and...
Humanists believed in the importance of an education in classical literature and the promotion of civic virtue....
He embodied the ideal of sprezzatura (the appearance of nonchalant effortlessness in his creative process). Introduction Raffaello...
He was mythologized by followers, emulated by artists, celebrated by humanists, and patronized by a total of...
It was perhaps inevitable that the distinction between original and copy became blurred in the Renaissance art...
These expensive commodities were one of the major assets of a workshop. Introduction There were three principal painting...
They were places where ideas were experimented with and where new trends could be studied, discussed, and...
Ideas were transmitted across Europe as scholars published their own works, commentaries on ancient texts, and criticism...
Exploring some changes in European life that led to the Renaissance. Introduction Much of the power in...
From the 14th through the 16th centuries, Europe crackled with energy. Introduction The period in Europe known...
Exploring the Italian city-state of Florence to learn about a number of advances made there during the...
The increased study of plants for artistic purposes during the Renaissance led to the development of the...
During the Late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, the concept and scope of the Inquisition significantly...
Visual access to real women’s bodies was strictly policed in the Renaissance, particularly in Italy. The relationship...
Drake was on an official mission to find a trade route – and a secret mission from...
Looking at developments that shaped culture during the period. Introduction Few historical concepts have such powerful resonance...
Charlemagne took a serious interest in scholarship, promoting the liberal arts at the court, and encouraging education....
In renaissance Italy, displays of grief were expected to be moderated. Why Mourning Matters A life-size, terracotta...
Women have always been artists, even famed artists. So why were many forgotten? Recovering Forgotten Masters When...
Internal virtues, including gender characteristics, were believed to be communicated through outward appearance. Ideal Representative of Masculinity...