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Renaissance

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

78 works · hang 1992 ·

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

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Section 1, north wall

  1. 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
  2. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    Noli Me TangerePerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of black chalk on laid paper, laid down on tan laid pulp board.
    Study of a Standing Male NudeGiuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino, 1595/96Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea, by Titian, 1514–15, printed 1549
    The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red SeaTitian, 1514–15, printed 1549Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, on tan laid paper, laid down on tan laid card.
    Group of Nine Standing FiguresParmigianino, 1524/27Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Christ Crowned with Thorns, by Martin Schongauer, 1470–82
    Christ Crowned with ThornsMartin Schongauer, 1470–82Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  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. Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, by Guido Reni, 1600s
    Martyrdom of Saint AndrewGuido Reni, 1600sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. A work made of tempera on canvas.
    Sinan Reis and Hayreddin BarbarossaItalian, c. 1535Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. 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
  3. The Last Supper, by Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500
    The Last SupperLucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
    Angelica and MedoroGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1570Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of engraving and etching in black on cream laid paper.
    A Naval BattleMichele Lucchese, c. 1550Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Madonna and Child in a Niche, by Antonio del Ceraiolo, c. 1520s
    Madonna and Child in a NicheAntonio del Ceraiolo, c. 1520sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. Painting of Judith, naked, holding sword, with head of Holophernes.
    JudithJan Sanders van Hemessen, c. 1540Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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