The luminous world of the Renaissance, a period of unparalleled artistic and intellectual rebirth. Discover iconic masterpieces and innovative techniques.
Despite its current status, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa became a hit only a little more than a century ago.
The Florentine sculptor Michelangelo was responsible for coming up with the visual identity of Renaissance art as we know it today.
Giorgio Vasari was an acclaimed Italian artist and writer from the Cinquecento. His work made him one of the most influential Renaissance men.
Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings were not just preparatory studies for his painted work, but extensions of his scholarly and scientific practices.
The frescoes of the Sistine Chapel are some of the world’s most celebrated, but how did the costliest pigment on earth contribute to their beauty?
Andrea Mantegna’s works made references to his client’s identities and revealed his opinions on philosophical debates of his era.
In 1534, Pope Clement VII commissioned Michelangelo to paint in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo’s The Last Judgment garnered controversy even before the paint had dried.
Andrea Mantegna was an intellectual artist who coded philosophical and religious concepts into his painted compositions showing ancient temples and Christian saints.