Floor plan

Time and place15th-century Italy

15th-century Italy

The Nativity, by Lorenzo Monaco, ca. 1406–10
Virgin and Child with Angels, by Master of the Holden Tondo, early 1500s
Virgin and Child with John the Baptist and Angels, by Pietro del Donzello, c. 1500
Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, by Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio), ca. 1440
Battle of the Nudes, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s
A Hunting Scene, by Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio), ca. 1494–1500
Virgin and Child, by Bernardino Luini, 1500s
A work made of brush and opaque watercolor, on linen prepared with a gray ground, mounted to cream laid paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Italy in the 15th century.

Section 1, north wall

  1. The Nativity, by Lorenzo Monaco, ca. 1406–10
    The NativityLorenzo Monaco, ca. 1406–10Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Virgin and Child with Angels, by Master of the Holden Tondo, early 1500s
    Virgin and Child with AngelsMaster of the Holden Tondo, early 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Virgin and Child with John the Baptist and Angels, by Pietro del Donzello, c. 1500
    Virgin and Child with John the Baptist and AngelsPietro del Donzello, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, by Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio), ca. 1440
    Saint Anthony the Abbot in the WildernessSano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio), ca. 1440Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. Battle of the Nudes, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s
    Battle of the NudesAntonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A Hunting Scene, by Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio), ca. 1494–1500
    A Hunting ScenePiero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio), ca. 1494–1500Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Virgin and Child, by Bernardino Luini, 1500s
    Virgin and ChildBernardino Luini, 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of brush and opaque watercolor, on linen prepared with a gray ground, mounted to cream laid paper.
    Drapery Study of a Standing Figure Facing Right, in ProfileAndrea del Verrocchio, late 1460s–early 1470sCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, by Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi), early 1490s
    The Last Communion of Saint JeromeBotticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi), early 1490sCourtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1445
    The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from ParadiseGiovanni di Paolo, 1445Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Judgment of Paris: he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a winged victory above. In the upper section the Sun in his chariot preceeded by Castor and Pollux on horseback, at lower right two river gods and a naiad above whom Jupiter, an eagle, Ganymede, Diana and another goddess, by Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510–20
    The Judgment of Paris: he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a winged victory above. In the upper section the Sun in his chariot preceeded by Castor and Pollux on horseback, at lower right two river gods and a naiad above whom Jupiter, an eagle, Ganymede, Diana and another goddessMarcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1510–20Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Christ Crowned with Thorns, by Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio)
    Christ Crowned with ThornsAntonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio)Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Outdoors, distinct groupings of adult men and women, some with halos, gather near a building. The front-facing wall of the building is not depicted, allowing for a view inside, where a woman sits in bed with two women nearby and two other women dress a baby. A bearded man sits near the bed.
    Scenes from the Life of Saint John the BaptistBartolomeo di Giovanni, 1490/95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    The Baptism of ChristPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. The Last Supper, by Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500
    The Last SupperLucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement, by Fra Filippo Lippi, ca. 1440
    Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a CasementFra Filippo Lippi, ca. 1440Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art