Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersRenaissance

Renaissance

Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson", ca. 1560–80
Virgin and Child with John the Baptist and Angels, by Pietro del Donzello, c. 1500
The Dead Christ with Angels, by Leandro Bassano, c. 1580
The Last Supper (pair), by Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500
Dead Blue Roller, by Hans Hoffmann, 1583
A work made of oil on panel.
A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

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

Section 1, north wall

  1. Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson", ca. 1560–80
    Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"Unrecorded French maker, ca. 1560–80Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. 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
  3. The Dead Christ with Angels, by Leandro Bassano, c. 1580
    The Dead Christ with AngelsLeandro Bassano, c. 1580Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. The Last Supper (pair), by Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500
    The Last Supper (pair)Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Dead Blue Roller, by Hans Hoffmann, 1583
    Dead Blue RollerHans Hoffmann, 1583Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of oil on panel.
    Christ Carrying the CrossSebastiano del Piombo, c. 1515–17Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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

Section 2, south wall

  1. A work made of oil on panel.
    Domenico da GambassiAndrea del Sarto, 1525–28Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. 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
  3. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    The Baptism of ChristPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy 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

Section 2, north wall

  1. Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1510
    Virgin and Child with SaintsUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1510Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Portrait of a Couple, c. 1580–88
    Portrait of a CoupleUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1580–88Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of tempera on panel.
    Saint John the Baptist Entering the WildernessGiovanni di Paolo, 1455–60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, north wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    Christ and the Woman of SamariaPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso), by Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1510–11
    Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso)Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1510–11Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art