Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersRenaissance

Renaissance

Saint Sebastian, by Perugino, c. 1493
This is a drawing of two armored knights on horseback during a joust. It depicts two horses with riders clad in full armor, including helmets with decorative details. Each knight holds a lance, poised as if they are about to engage in a jousting match. The horses are also adorned in armor, with a colorful caparison draped over them. On the ground, there are lances and a halberd seen in the foreground. There are also disembodied arms and hands illustrated in the composition, adding an abstract element. The style is illustrative, capturing the medieval theme of chivalric tournaments.
St. Catherine of Siena and the Beggar, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1460s
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.
Vividly colored painting of Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and baby John the Baptist.
A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
The Last Supper (pair), by Lucantonio degli Uberti, c. 1500
Battle of the Nudes, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s

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. Saint Sebastian, by Perugino, c. 1493
    Saint SebastianPerugino, c. 1493Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. This is a drawing of two armored knights on horseback during a joust. It depicts two horses with riders clad in full armor, including helmets with decorative details. Each knight holds a lance, poised as if they are about to engage in a jousting match. The horses are also adorned in armor, with a colorful caparison draped over them. On the ground, there are lances and a halberd seen in the foreground. There are also disembodied arms and hands illustrated in the composition, adding an abstract element. The style is illustrative, capturing the medieval theme of chivalric tournaments.
    Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields and Without BevorsUnrecorded German maker, c.1512-1515Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  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 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

Section 1, south wall

  1. Vividly colored painting of Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and baby John the Baptist.
    Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the BaptistAntonio da Correggio, c. 1515Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    Christ and the Woman of SamariaPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. 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
  4. Battle of the Nudes, by Antonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s
    Battle of the NudesAntonio Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Portrait of a Young Man, by Dosso Dossi, c. 1530
    Portrait of a Young ManDosso Dossi, c. 1530Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of tempera on panel.
    Saint Anthony AbbotFra Angelico, 1440–41Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of oil on panel.
    Alessandro de' MediciPontormo, (Jacopo Carrucci), 1534–35Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Portrait of a Woman as Saint Catherine, by Pier Francesco Foschi, c. 1560
    Portrait of a Woman as Saint CatherinePier Francesco Foschi, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Dead Blue Roller, by Hans Hoffmann, 1583
    Dead Blue RollerHans Hoffmann, 1583Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. The Power of Women: The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket, by Lucas van Leyden, c. 1512
    The Power of Women: The Poet Virgil Suspended in a BasketLucas van Leyden, c. 1512Courtesy 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 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