Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersRenaissance

Renaissance

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 work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
St. Catherine of Siena and the Beggar, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1460s
A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
The Dead Christ with Angels, by Leandro Bassano, c. 1580
Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian, by Hans Burgkmair, 1508
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.
Painting of Judith, naked, holding sword, with head of Holophernes.

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 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
  2. A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
    Dead Christ Held by AngelsOrazio Samacchini, 1580/1620Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  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, transferred to canvas.
    The Baptism of ChristPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. The Dead Christ with Angels, by Leandro Bassano, c. 1580
    The Dead Christ with AngelsLeandro Bassano, c. 1580Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian, by Hans Burgkmair, 1508
    Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor MaximilianHans Burgkmair, 1508Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. 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
  4. Painting of Judith, naked, holding sword, with head of Holophernes.
    JudithJan Sanders van Hemessen, c. 1540Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel, transferred to canvas.
    The NativityPerugino, 1500–05Courtesy 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. 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
  4. A work made of tempera on canvas.
    Sinan Reis and Hayreddin BarbarossaItalian, c. 1535Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of tempera on panel.
    Saint Anthony AbbotFra Angelico, 1440–41Courtesy 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. A work made of engraving in black on cream laid paper.
    The Farnese HerculesGiorgio Ghisi, c. 1577Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. Portrait of an Old Man, by Giulio Campi, mid-1500s
    Portrait of an Old ManGiulio Campi, mid-1500sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art