Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersRenaissance

Renaissance

A work made of brush and opaque watercolor, on linen prepared with a gray ground, mounted to cream laid paper.
Portrait of a Couple, c. 1580–88
A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
A work made of black chalk on laid paper, laid down on tan laid pulp board.
Portrait of an Old Man, by Giulio Campi, mid-1500s
Madonna and Child in a Niche, by Antonio del Ceraiolo, c. 1520s
Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, by Guido Reni, 1600s
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

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

Section 1, north wall

  1. 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
  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, transferred to canvas.
    Christ and the Woman of SamariaPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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

Section 1, south wall

  1. Portrait of an Old Man, by Giulio Campi, mid-1500s
    Portrait of an Old ManGiulio Campi, mid-1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  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. Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, by Guido Reni, 1600s
    Martyrdom of Saint AndrewGuido Reni, 1600sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  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, south 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. Battle of the Nudes, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s
    Battle of the NudesAntonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. View of Venice, by Jacopo de' Barbari, 1500
    View of VeniceJacopo de' Barbari, 1500Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. 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
  2. Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1510
    Virgin and Child with SaintsUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1510Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. This is a drawing of an ornamental floral design. The image shows a central floral motif resembling a flower with radiating petals, surrounded by swirling leaf patterns. The background is dark, contrasting with the lighter line work of the floral design. The drawing's borders are uneven and have an antique appearance.
    Ornament in Hexagonal ShapeUnrecorded Italian maker, c. 1480/1510Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Section 3, north 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. 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