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Renaissance

European art from about 1400 to 1600, when painters rediscovered perspective and the classical past.

78 works · hang 245 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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Section 1, north wall

  1. A work made of woodcut in black on tan laid paper.
    The Circumcision of Christ, from The Life of the VirginAlbrecht Dürer, c. 1505, published 1511Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. 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
  3. Farmhouse on the Slope of a Hill, by Fra Bartolommeo, c. 1508
    Farmhouse on the Slope of a HillFra Bartolommeo, c. 1508Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    The Baptism of ChristPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of tempera on canvas.
    Sinan Reis and Hayreddin BarbarossaItalian, c. 1535Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. The Dead Christ with Angels, by Leandro Bassano, c. 1580
    The Dead Christ with AngelsLeandro Bassano, c. 1580Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of oil on panel.
    Alessandro de' MediciPontormo, (Jacopo Carrucci), 1534–35Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A work made of oil on panel.
    Christ Carrying the CrossSebastiano del Piombo, c. 1515–17Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. The Passion: The Agony in the Garden, by Martin Schongauer, c. 1480
    The Passion: The Agony in the GardenMartin Schongauer, c. 1480Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Virgin and Child, by Bernardino Luini, 1500s
    Virgin and ChildBernardino Luini, 1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. 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
  4. A work made of black chalk (recto), and black chalk and pen and black ink (verso), on ivory laid paper.
    Virgin and Child with Saints Peter and John the Baptist (recto); Saint John the Baptist (verso)Pietro d' Asaro, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    Noli Me TangerePerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati, by Lorenzo Lotto, 1533–34
    Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo RosatiLorenzo Lotto, 1533–34Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. St. Catherine of Siena and the Beggar, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1460s
    St. Catherine of Siena and the BeggarGiovanni di Paolo, 1460sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of tempera on panel.
    Saint Anthony AbbotFra Angelico, 1440–41Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago