Floor plan

Time and place16th-century Italy

16th-century Italy

A work made of oil on panel.
Six women, eight men, two satyrs, and one child gather in pairs and trios in a loose row that spans the width of this nearly square painting. They are set within a landscape with craggy rocks, cliffs, and trees. Most of the people face us, and the men, women, and child have pale skin. The two satyrs have men’s torsos and furry goat’s legs, and they have darker, olive complexions. Most of the men wear voluminous, knee-length togas wrapped in short robes in shades of white, topaz blue, grass green, coral orange, or rose pink. Most of the women wear long, dress-like garments in tones of shell pink, apricot orange, or lapis blue over white sleeves. For all but one woman, their garments have fallen off one shoulder to reveal a round, firm breast. Several objects are strewn on the rocky, dirt ground in front of the group, including a wide, wooden bucket with a piece of paper affixed to its front to our right, a glass goblet, a pitchfork, a large blue and white ceramic dish filled with grapes and small yellow fruits, and an overturned cup near the center. Cliff-like, craggy rocks rise steeply behind the group to our left, filling much of the sky opposite a tall grove of leafy, dark green trees to our right. A few puffy white clouds float across the vivid blue sky. The slip of paper on the barrel has been inscribed, “joannes bellinus venetus p MDXIIII.”
Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1510
A work made of tempera on canvas.
POPE RECEIVING VISITOR
A work made of pen and brown ink on dark cream laid paper, laid down on laid paper, with pen and ink and gold ruled lines.
A work made of red chalk and brush and red chalk wash (recto) and black chalk, with black chalk grid lines, (verso) on cream laid paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Italy in the 16th century.

First room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on panel.
    Domenico da GambassiAndrea del Sarto, 1525–28Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Six women, eight men, two satyrs, and one child gather in pairs and trios in a loose row that spans the width of this nearly square painting. They are set within a landscape with craggy rocks, cliffs, and trees. Most of the people face us, and the men, women, and child have pale skin. The two satyrs have men’s torsos and furry goat’s legs, and they have darker, olive complexions. Most of the men wear voluminous, knee-length togas wrapped in short robes in shades of white, topaz blue, grass green, coral orange, or rose pink. Most of the women wear long, dress-like garments in tones of shell pink, apricot orange, or lapis blue over white sleeves. For all but one woman, their garments have fallen off one shoulder to reveal a round, firm breast. Several objects are strewn on the rocky, dirt ground in front of the group, including a wide, wooden bucket with a piece of paper affixed to its front to our right, a glass goblet, a pitchfork, a large blue and white ceramic dish filled with grapes and small yellow fruits, and an overturned cup near the center. Cliff-like, craggy rocks rise steeply behind the group to our left, filling much of the sky opposite a tall grove of leafy, dark green trees to our right. A few puffy white clouds float across the vivid blue sky. The slip of paper on the barrel has been inscribed, “joannes bellinus venetus p MDXIIII.”
    The Feast of the GodsGiovanni Bellini, 1514/1529Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1510
    Virgin and Child with SaintsUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1510Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. A work made of tempera on canvas.
    Sinan Reis and Hayreddin BarbarossaItalian, c. 1535Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. POPE RECEIVING VISITOR
    Pope Receiving VisitorBelisario Corenzio, 1590–1646Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. A work made of pen and brown ink on dark cream laid paper, laid down on laid paper, with pen and ink and gold ruled lines.
    The Flight into EgyptDomenico Campagnola, c. 1540Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A work made of red chalk and brush and red chalk wash (recto) and black chalk, with black chalk grid lines, (verso) on cream laid paper.
    A Drapery Study for the Knees of a Seated Allegorical Figure of Charity (recto); Bust of a Naked Allegorical Figure of Charity with Two Putti (verso)Giovanni Antonio di Francesco Sogliani, 1520/30Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, south wall

  1. A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
    The Academy of Baccio BandinelliEnea Vico, 1544/50, printed c. 1560sCourtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A young woman with a pale, peachy skin is shown from waist up, wearing a shimmering, royal-blue dress in this vertical painting. Her body is angled to our right as she holds a metal object, perhaps a vessel or incense burner, in her hands by her chest. She turns and tilts her head to our left, but then looks back across her body, off to our right with flint-gray eyes. She has a full, oval-shaped face with a straight nose, smooth cheeks, and her pale pink lips are closed. A gray pearl earring hangs from the ear we can see. Her auburn-brown hair is parted down the middle, and loosely pulled back into a braid that brushes her left shoulder, to our right. The blue dress has a square neckline and a fitted bodice. Light glints off the fabric, shading it from royal to sapphire blue. A voluminous white sleeve is rolled back to her right elbow, to our left. That arm and hand nearly span the width of the painting as she holds the vessel, which has a conical top, near the lower right corner of the composition. The background is solid black.
    Portrait of a Young Woman as a Wise VirginSebastiano del Piombo, c. 1510Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. The image shows a man seated with a slight forward tilt. He is muscular, with one leg bent and the other extended. His head is turned to the left in profile, revealing his facial features, which include a large nose, full beard, and curly hair. He appears naked except for a fabric drape over his shoulders. In his left hand, he holds a staff, and there is a plant with twisting vines near him. The background is a shaded rocky surface with no other details.
    Man Seated Holding a Forked StaffGiovanni Antonio da Brescia, c. 1514/1515Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  4. A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
    Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the StigmataFrancesco Vanni, c. 1595Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, north wall

  1. Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana on the Island of Delos, by Diana Scultori, 1561-1565
    Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana on the Island of DelosDiana Scultori, 1561-1565Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. The Baptism of Christ, by Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1590
    The Baptism of ChristJacopo Bassano, ca. 1590Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Studies of a Seated Female, Child's Head, and Three Studies of a Baby, by Raphael, c. 1507–8
    Studies of a Seated Female, Child's Head, and Three Studies of a BabyRaphael, c. 1507–8Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
    Angelica and MedoroGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1570Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Brother Gregorio Belo of Vicenza, by Lorenzo Lotto, 1547
    Brother Gregorio Belo of VicenzaLorenzo Lotto, 1547Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art